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Talbot County artist Lee D’Zmura
is an award-winning botanical artist whose experience as a landscape
architect enriches her watercolors.
With a focus on historic landscape
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People tell me things. Sometimes
it’s whether I want to know or not.
Perhaps I have a sympathetic face,
or the fact that I’m a writer makes
me look like a priest in the confessional to some folks. Sometimes,
they just want to tell their story.
And no, I don’t mean the people
who collar me and tell me they’ve
had an interesting life and they
ought to tell me all about it, so I can
write it down and get it published
and we can split the big bucks fiftyfifty. I don’t even know where to
start with what’s wrong with that
whole idea!
This story started out simply
enough. I am always joking with
the ladies at my gym that I’m looking for a 93-year-old, childless widower with one foot in the grave who
will leave me a fortune that will allow me to live the lifestyle to which
I’d like to become accustomed. Of
course, I’m only half joking, but
let’s face it, I’m no Anna Nicole
Smith, and thank God for that.
My suspicion is that 93-year-old
men are looking for 20-year-old
blondes with figures like two cantaloupes on an ironing board. Turns
out, I wasn’t far from the truth.
She was a friend of a friend of
a friend, she said when she asked

to “Friend” me on Facebook. She
wondered if we could have lunch
because she had a story she wanted
to tell.
The thumbnail FB picture
showed me a woman who would
generally have no interest in, or
for, me. She could have been anywhere between 35 and 45, with
those cheekbones you’d die for and
honey-blonde hair pulled back at
the nape of her neck. She seemed
to be on a sailboat, and she had
the aura of high maintenance one
sometimes sees drifting in and out
of Talbot County’s pricier restaurants. Instinctively, I thought, this
is a woman who does not like other
women. So why contact me?
I was curious, so I friended her.
She immediately made a lunch
date with me, at one of my favorite downtown restaurants. I had
to shove a few things around; missing a day on the dreadmill and the
crank and the bike was probably
going to kill me, but a good lunch
at someone else’s expense was too
much of a temptation to pass up.
And, as is well known, I can resist
anything but temptation.
I knew her the minute I walked
into the restaurant. She’d chosen a fairly secluded seat with low
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Trophy Wife

I know some people with enough
money to buy and sell me, and you
too, but you’d never know, just
by looking at their unpretentious
clothes and uncolored hair, that
they were worth the gross national
product of a small country.
At the risk of sounding snotty, old
money, the stuff that’s been around
for generations, doesn’t shine. It
has a nice quiet patina and drives
a beat-up Volvo. It doesn’t need to
Shout. In fact, a lot of the time, it’s
quite pleasant and a lot of fun and
very involved in the community.
After surveying my attire, which
I consider neat but not gaudy, and
doubtless pricing every stitch of my
clothing to the last dime, my Facebook Friend settled down.

lighting, as if we were meeting to
exchange classified information,
which, maybe we were.
She was frighteningly gorgeous
in person, the kind of beauty that
scares me. Long, regular features,
creamy skin, makeup so perfectly
applied it almost wasn’t there, a
silk shirt that would have cost me
a month’s rent, a long, lean body
in soft cashmere slacks and a pair
of pumps worth more than my car.
Nothing too garish or obvious,
mind you, but you knew there was
money there, and you were expected to know there was money there.
And it costs a lot of money to look
that quietly rich.

glass of white wine and pronouncing it acceptable, if a bit vinegary.
“X told me you were curious about
it,” she added, mentioning a mutual
friend, a lady with whom I sometimes lunch, who knows everyone.
The wine, which I was enjoying,
loosened my defenses. “I talk a
good game about it. But honestly,
no one wants a chunky middle-aged
woman, not even the most avid
reader. Although, it would be nice
not to have to worry about money
any more.”
She raised one eyebrow. Or, at
least tried to. It occurred to me
that she was so nipped and tucked
and Botoxed that any kind of facial
movement was hard.
“Lissen,” she said, leaning across

“I read your stuff. I love your
mysteries. So funny.” She ordered a glass of designer water and
a green salad with a few slivers of
salmon. “I haven’t had a piece of
chocolate in ten years,” she sighed.
“And I can’t recall the last time I ate
a steak. I have to work to stay in a
size 2.” Her voice was low, with a
faint nasality of the Midwest. When
she smiled, it didn’t reach her eyes
or disturb her forehead. Her teeth
were white, even and perfect, if a
little too large - like the diamond on
her ring finger, which was the size
of Hog Neck’s skating rink.”You
wanted to know about marrying
rich,” she said after sampling a

candy at all those fundraisers.
“Manicures and facials, twice a
week, pedi’s once a week. When
there’s an event, I have my hair and
makeup minions travel with me.
Once a week, I get waxed. Legs,
arms, face and places you don’t
want to know about, but trust me,
a Brazilian wax was invented by the
Gestapo. My hairdresser does my
roots once a week, and I have wigs
for bad hair days. I can’t remember the last time my hair moved in
a high wind.”
Our salads arrive. I dug into
mine, but she pushed hers around
the plate with her fork, not even
eating the greens. “I exercise three
hours a day, six days a week, with
my personal trainer. I do Yoga and

the table, “there is no free lunch.
You marry an old man for his money, any man for his money, you end
up paying for it, twenty-four seven,
for the rest of your life, or until the
divorce, whichever happens first.
Oh, of course, you have everything
you could possibly want. We have
houses in Georgetown and London
and an island in the Caribbean.
We have pieds-a-terre in Paris and
New York.
“Shopping is my life. I can
have anything money can buy clothes, cars, friends. I have to
look good, all the time; that’s
part of the contract. He wants a
woman who he can parade as arm

have no life of my own. He owns me
like a crack dealer owns his clients
because I’m addicted to the money
and the things it can buy me.
“It’s like a drug to be able to drop
$2,500 on a dress I’ll wear twice,
$700 on a pair of shoes. Sometimes
I feel as if I can’t breathe. I might
settle down with a Real Housewives
show or something and have to drop
that because he wants to play cards
or have me entertain his business
clients. I have no life. Just money.
Not even power. Just money.”
She swallowed her wine and
looked hard at me, and I looked
back at a woman who was far older
and far harder than she needed to
be. “Is that what you want?” she
asked me.
“Well,” I said, “I wouldn’t mind
giving it a two-week tryout.”

Pilates with all the other trophy
wives. If I gain as much as a pound,
he notices it. He wants me pencil
thin, and I try to keep myself that
way. I’m hungry all the time, and
angry because I’m so hungry all the
time. I used to be a flight attendant, looking for a rich man. Then
I met one, fresh off his last divorce.”
She leaned over, her eyes burning
into mine. It was then that I saw
the thin white scars on the sides
of her hairline, the colored contacts that didn’t quite disguise the
trapped animal look, the plumpedup lips that never smiled. But the
hands were a dead giveaway. They
always are. Her face looked 35, but
her hands, veiny and boney, told me
she was really closer to 50. I wondered if she lied to her rich husband
about her age.
“The worst part is being ‘on call’
twenty-four seven. I have no life of
my own. I’m totally on beck and
call and at his whim all the time.
I’m like a geisha, except a geisha is
an honorable profession in Japan. I

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Erik Neil is clearly very pleased.
He is standing in the middle of
an Academy Art Museum gallery
s u r r ou nde d b y or i g i n a l w ork s
by famed A merican ar tist Mark
Rothko.
“You can see the progression of
his work over the years,” Neil says
as he points to a sma l l f ra med
sketch of a woman. “I like this
piece a lot because you can see his
fingerprints on it. It was some-

thing he must have been fond of
and kept it around.”
Neil tours the room, showing how
Rothko’s work evolved, ending with
the large, heavily textured abstract
blocks of color that became his
signature.
For Neil, who has been the director of Easton’s premier art gallery
and museum for almost two years,
the Rothko exhibition is an indication of how well the Academy is

Erik Neil, director of the Academy Art Museum in Easton.
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practices,” he says. “We also have a
very good exhibition history here.”
As Neil walks through the Academy, it is clear that it is much more
than just a place to display art. A
classroom door opens, and a f lurry
five-year-old future Van Goghs in
smocks f lood into the hallway. In
a large room on the second f loor,
a dozen artists are poised at their
easels working on landscapes. In
another room down the corridor,
ripening pears are positioned just
so for a still-life class.
Neil, who had been the director
of the acclaimed Heckscher Museum of Art on Long Island, says
he was attracted to the Academy by
its diversity of programing. He says
one of the aspects of the success of

regarded in the museum world. It
is one of only four in Maryland that
is accredited by the American Association of Museums. He says the
fact that the National Gallery of Art
in Washington, D.C., would lend the
Academy the eight paintings and
seven drawings by Rothko proves
the local institution is deemed worthy. The Rothko exhibit is paired
with a show of art works by Oxfordarea resident Kyung-Lim Lee that
features works on loan from the
Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
“When we are able to get loans
from the National Gallery and the
museum in Houston, that is another marker of us following best

school building that has ser ved
Easton as a center of education
since 1820. It was purchased by the
Academy of Arts, as it was called
then, in 1960 and expanded over the
decades to its current configuration
that includes a performance hall
that features the annual Chesapea ke Chamber Music Festiva l.
That competition draws musicians
from around the world.
Education remains central to
Nei l’s v i sion for t he A c ademy.
The A r tReach program features
f ield t r ip s to t he A c ademy for
children attending public, private
and parochial schools in Talbot,
D or c he s ter, Q ue en A n ne’s a nd
Caroline counties. The trips include
not only tours of the galleries but

the Academy Art Museum is that it
includes performances, educational
classes, and features public speakers as well as exhibitions. It is also
one of the major venues for Plein
Air Competition and the Waterfowl
Festival.
“We have dance classes in ballet
and ballroom dancing, piano and
voice instruction, and if I had a
guitar instructor, we would have
guitar,” Neil says. “We really have
multiple avenues to meet the needs
of the community. I think that is
what keeps us relevant. People see
that there are multiple ways to get
value from the Academy.”
The core of the Academy complex on the corner of South Harrison and South streets is the historic

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ate degrees from Harvard. “We also
want to enhance the adult program
all around.”
Nei l se e s t he A c ademy i s a n
economic stimulus to Easton and
Talbot County.
“Pe ople c ome to a n op en i ng
here and then they go to the other
galleries in town or they go to the
Bartlett Pear or Scossa or the other
restaurants in town,” he says. “We
work with the Tidewater Camera
Club or the Working Artists Forum
to provide a venue so dedicated artists have a place. Would there be a
half dozen art galleries in town if
the Academy was not here?”
Neil says he had several goals
when he came to Easton, and at the
top of his list was running a tight
financial ship.
“I can’t overemphasize how important that is,” he says. “If you
can’t get the donations and underwriting and maintain the memberships, you can’t do anything. They
are critical.” He says the Academy
is in sound shape. “We have no debt
and we have a balanced budget.”
The corps of volunteers helps
keep costs down and service up, he
said. “We have great volunteers.
The Board, the Finance Committee, the Education Committee and
others make it all work.”
He says his other goals are to continue to serve the community interests while broadening the attraction
of the exhibits. “I am committed
to having top-f light exhibitions.

Mark Rothko - Untitled, 1955 Oil
on canvas from the National Gallery
of Art, Washington Collection of Mrs.
Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th
Anniversary of the National Gallery
of Art. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
also hands-on projects where the
children can get a feel of making
works of art.
“I am working toward a full educational program that would have
a full-time educator and programs
for K through 12 and after-school
programs. My goal is to have every kid in Talbot County come to
Academy ever y year,” says Neil,
who holds a bachelor’s degree from
Princeton and master’s and doctor30

the facility itself. Those are all
good, but getting us better known
is something I would like to do over
the next five years.”
He says he would like the Academy Art Museum to become a destination for art tourism. “I think
the Rothko show can do that. For
people who are interested in contemporary art and Rothko, there
are works here they have never seen
before, and that’s the sort of thing
that might bring someone over the
Bridge or down from Philadelphia.”
The Mark Rothko and Kyung-Lim
Lee Exhibition is on display at the
Academy Art Museum, 106 South
Harrison Street, Easton, until April
22. More information can be found
on the Academy’s website, www.
academyartmuseum.org.

The Academy Art Museum
There is a certain exhibition that
when someone comes to town and
comes to the Academy Art Museum
and says, ‘Wow, that is a great show.’
That’s the type of exhibits we want.”
Neil says that when he moved to
Easton he talked to several community leaders who felt that the
Academy was not open enough. “I
think that was more of a misconception, because we had a lot of these
collaborations going on. I think
maybe we were not letting people
know enough about what was going
on. That is a marketing thing. We
have to let people know we are open
to our community to give greater
value to people’s lives here.”
Neil says he is working to increase the stature of the Academy
in the region and in the state. “We
want to maintain and improve,” he
said. “When museum professionals visit, they are amazed at the
quality of the art we are showing,
the breadth of our programing and

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the catfish. Despite an ability to
grow to immense size and a willingness to devour many different
kinds of bait, “cats” are accorded
respect by too few anglers.
Sure, catching a 30-pound
striped bass is fun – but catching
a 30-pound catfish is even more
fun, in the opinion of many people.
And on various Tidewater waterways, given the excellent catfish
habitat to be found, catching a
30-pound cat isn’t all that difficult.
Furthermore, a tasty bonus comes

Sometimes the best way to stay
unnoticed is to go along quietly,
minding your own business – more
or less in front of everybody. This
is a tactic used by some of Chesapeake Bay’s biggest, tastiest fish
that hug the bottom of rivers, ponds
and lakes and, by doing so, stay
largely out of sight. If more anglers
knew what delicious creatures lurk
in waters here, there might well be
a run on fishing tackle at sporting
goods stores.
The creature I am referring to is

The lovely bullhead catfish.
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are native to the Chesapeake Bay:
white catfish, brown bullheads and
yellow bullheads. Bigger varieties,
including flathead catfish, blues
and channel catfish, are found in
the upper Chesapeake Bay and in
some Tidewater rivers.
Channel catfish closely resemble
their larger cousins, the blue catfish. Both creatures have forked
tails. However, channels, unlike
blues, have scattered black spots
along their back and sides. Large
channel cats, over time, lose the
black spots and take on a blueblack coloration, which shades to
white on the belly. The maximum
size is around 45 pounds (the world
channel cat record is 58 pounds,
11 ounces, caught in the Santee-

with this angling action: for every
big catfish that swims here, many
smaller cats, each one an ideal size
as the main ingredient for a fish
fry, are eager to take your offering.
No matter how you slice it, big fish
or small, day or night, sport or supper, catfish anglers can’t go wrong.
Catfish (order Silurformes) are
a diverse group. Named for their
prominently displayed “barbels”
– slender, whisker-like sensory
organs located on the head – they
swim in freshwater and brackish
environments of many kinds, with
species found on every continent
except Antarctica.
Three species of bullhead catfish

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catfish; however, most are taken
on dead or live bait. Chicken livers
and gizzards, shrimp, nightcrawlers, red worms, fish belly strips
and stink baits are all used as catfish bait, which most anglers send
straight to the bottom. However, if
the bottom is super weedy, a float
can be used to suspend an offering.
If you’re boat fishing, try and anchor above a known catfish hotspot
(for precise locations, inquire at local bait shops). Catfish frequently
congregate around underwater
mounds. Cast to one of them and
retrieve slowly. Your rod tip will
more than likely bend as you drag
your sinker up the side of a mound.
When the rod tip straightens,
you are probably on the ridge of

Cooper Reservoir, South Carolina,
in 1964). The fish average around
five pounds.
The diet of catfish varies, consisting of aquatic insects, crayfish,
larvae, small fish, crustaceans,
frogs, freshwater mollusks and
seeds carried in the water. Contrary to popular belief, carrion is
not a favorite food. Catfish feed
primarily at night using sensory
buds located in the sensitive barbels and throughout the skin to locate prey. Although they feed most
of the time on the bottom, catfish
do occasionally feed on the surface.
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haps a shore clearing near a river’s
outside bend, a spot beside a pond
levee, or a gravel bar adjacent to a
deep hole in a small stream. Ideal
sites have brush-free banks that
make for snag-free casting.
When bank fishing on a Tidewater river, you can fish different
locations simply by letting your
bait drift in the current beneath a
bobber. This activity allows bait to
move naturally downstream, flowing through rapids and settling enticingly in or near catfish holes.
Keep your line tight. If the line
is slack, it will bow downstream
ahead of the bait. This unfortunate
situation leaves you in a poor position for setting the hook should a
catfish strike.

a mound. Prepare for a strike as
you slowly work your bait down
the side. Keep in mind: catfish are
slow eaters, so be patient before
trying to set your hook.
Catching Catfish from the
Shore. You don’t need a boat to
enjoy great catfishing. Catfish enthusiasts, in fact, fish from boats
significantly less often than do
other anglers. On many lakes and
streams, 70 percent of whiskerfish
fans pursue their quarry from the
shore. If you’re among that majority, the following tips may help increase your catch.
Select bank fishing sites near
prime catfish holding areas – per-

into a net). If you anticipate this
happening, use heavy line, keep
your drag set, and pull the fish up
on land as far as possible before removing the hook.
Where, Specifically, to Catfish Around Chesapeake Bay.
The range of catfish locales spans
many areas; cats thrive in ponds,
lakes, watersheds, rivers and

No matter where or how you
bank fish, don’t let your guard
down when landing a big one. A
long-handled net is best for landing large fish; still, there are times
when beaching a fish may be necessary (such as when the specimen
you have snagged is too big to fit

but they originally made their
home in moving streams.
Many people regard flatheads as
the ugliest member of the catfish
family; when, however, it comes to
tasty fillets, most food aficionados
concur: flatheads are tops for the
table. The critters inhabit many
rivers, creeks, ponds and lakes, and
can be caught on a variety of baits.

creeks that have suitable habitat.
Much catfishing today is done
in large bodies of water, many of
which have sizable populations of
channel, blue and flathead catfish.
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largest flathead caught in American waters tipped the scales at 76
pounds, five ounces.
The creature’s fondness for live
food has fisheries officials concerned about some native species,
including the redbreast sunfish,
white catfish and bullhead species,
whose numbers have all declined in
areas where flatheads thrive.
Flathead catfish are not native
to many states; the species was
introduced to Maryland, for example, in the mid-1960s as a sport
fish. Little did Maryland officials
know then that the flathead, which
gets along well with other fish in
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Some words of warning are
needed for flatheads. Anglers love
the flathead catfish because it’s big,
puts up a fight and tastes good. But
the flathead has a dark side: to survive it needs to eat living fish, and
lots of them. The flathead is unique
among American catfish in that it
is an obligate carnivore, meaning
that it must eat live fish or living
invertebrates, including crabs and
crayfish. It won’t eat plants or any
dead matter, and you can’t catch
flatheads using chicken livers.
To gain one pound, flatheads
must eat about ten pounds of live
food. That adds up to a feeding
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Working Artists Forum
Celebrates 30 Years
for profitâ&#x20AC;? corporation. Members
continue to meet monthly at the
Academy Art Museum and show
their work in various locations
around the Eastern Shore and beyond.
Originally, any interested artist
could join the Working Artists Forum. Most early artists worked in
watercolor, while today oil, acrylic,
pastel and other materials are used
as well. As numbers increased, a
jury system was established to select new members. In September of
each year, new members are juried

Members of the Working Artists
Forum are celebrating their 30th
anniversary with a show and celebration through April 1 at Chesapeake College, Todd Performing
Arts Center, Wye Mills campus. The
Working Artists Forum is an active
organization of more than 80 professional painters working in one or
more mediums.
The 13 founding artist members
started meeting in Easton in 1979.
In 1981 the group became a legal affiliation of the Academy of Arts in
Easton and in 1991 became a â&#x20AC;&#x153;not

M. Joyce Zeigler, a charter member of Working Artists Forum, painting
along Route 50 near Trappe.
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into this professional group.
Potential members must be sponsored by a Working Artists Forum
member in good standing. The final
selection jury consists of established
Working Artists Forum members.
Members come from many geographic locations and diverse professions. These artists have pieces
of their work included in private
and corporate collections across the
United States and abroad. Members
have received numerous awards and
prizes in innumerable competitions
and shows.
Professional expertise of the membership is fostered
through programs, group critiques,
demonstrations, workshops and
member exhibitions.
Pro bono work for the community is encouraged for members.
An example of such service is the
annual cash donations made to one
elementary school in each of the five
Mid-Shore counties. The donations
are made on a rotating basis and
designated to foster visual arts programs and “keep the creative spark
alive,” as one instructor commented. The art teacher in each school
selects and purchases the materials
he, or she, needs for the classroom.
Members of the Working Artists Forum believe that teachers and their
students are an important part of
our vibrant art community.
Several members of Working
Artists Forum participate with the

shows held at the museum.
Working Artists Forum hosts the
Local Color Show at Easton’s Tidewater Inn each summer. This show
is held concurrently with and under
the auspices of the annual Plein
Air Easton Competition and Arts
Festival. All artists living on the
Delmarva Peninsula are invited to
participate in this juried and judged
event that attracts art enthusiasts
from across our country. Painting
demonstrations and conversations
with nationally recognized artists
are provided for the public free of
charge. Members assist, also, with
the Children’s Paint Out, an additional show event.
Many Working Artists Forum
members participate in the annual

Talbot County Mentors, mentoring
young student artists on a one-onone basis for several weeks each
year. Each session concludes with
a show and reception featuring the
students’ creative works.
As a group, these artists have
done murals for the Eastern Shore
Hospital in Cambridge and for the
Talbot Senior Center in Easton, decorated trees for the annual Festival
of Trees, served as judges for children’s art programs and donated
artwork for the Dixon House, an assisted living home in Easton. Members have benefited the Chesapeake
Bay Maritime Museum through the
sales of their artwork during the

the Academy Art Museum, Easton;
Chesapeake College, Todd Performing Arts Center; Delaware Agricultural Museum Gallery and the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum,
as well as several smaller and more
intimate galleries.
Peter and Carla Howell, owners
of Easton’s Promise Gallery, will
serve as judges for this 30th Anniversary Show and Celebration.
Three Awards of Excellence will be
presented at a reception celebrating the occasion. The reception at
Chesapeake College will be Saturday, March 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. with
awards presented at 6:30 p.m. The
public is invited to share in the festivities.

Arts in Easton banner program.
These original banners hang from
the lamp posts in downtown historic Easton from early summer until
early December each year. Then,
following an always lively auction,
the proceeds benefit the individual
artists and arts programs in Easton.
Working Artists Forum artists frequently garner top bids for their
banner.
Annual and biennial member
shows offer the members opportunities to exhibit their work as a
group while sharing their most recent creations with art enthusiasts
and collectors. Show venues have
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Caroline County – A Perspective
Caroline County is the very definition of a rural community. For
more than 300 years, the county’s economy has been based on “market”
agriculture.
Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne’s
counties. The county was named for Lady Caroline Eden, the wife of
Maryland’s last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741 - 1784).
Denton, the county seat, was situated on a point between two ferry boat
landings. Much of the business district in Denton was wiped out by the
fire of 1863.
Following the Civil War, Denton’s location about fifty miles up the
Choptank River from the Chesapeake Bay enabled it to become an important
shipping point for agricultural products. Denton became a regular port-ofcall for Baltimore-based steamer lines in the latter half of the 19th century.
Preston was the site of three Underground Railroad stations during the
1840s and 1850s. One of those stations was operated by Harriet Tubman’s
parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross. When Tubman’s parents were exposed
by a traitor, she smuggled them to safety in Wilmington, Delaware.
Linchester Mill, just east of Preston, can be traced back to 1681, and
possibly as early as 1670. The mill is the last of 26 water-powered mills to
operate in Caroline County and is currently being restored. The long-term
goals include rebuilding the millpond, rehabilitating the mill equipment,
restoring the miller’s dwelling, and opening the historic mill on a scheduled
basis.
Federalsburg is located on Marshyhope Creek in the southern-most part
of Caroline County. Agriculture is still a major portion of the industry in
the area; however, Federalsburg is rapidly being discovered and there is a
noticeable influx of people, expansion and development. Ridgely has found
a niche as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.” The present streetscape,
lined with stately Victorian homes, reflects the transient prosperity during
the countywide canning boom (1895-1919). Hanover Foods, formerly an
enterprise of Saulsbury Bros. Inc., for more than 100 years, is the last of more
than 250 food processors that once operated in the Caroline County region.
Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life
in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown
Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call
410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com.
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Queen Anne’s County
Old workboats putter out of fog-shrouded marinas at dawn;
bird-watchers keep eyes peeled for migrating wildfowl; friendly
shopkeepers peddle ripe produce or showcase fine antiques. This is
Queen Anne’s County, a world of scenic shoreline and fertile farmland.
Start your journey at the Chesapeake Exploration Center (CEC) on
beautiful Kent Narrows, home to “Our Chesapeake Legacy,” a handson interactive exhibit providing an overview of the Chesapeake Bay
region’s heritage, resources and culture. The exhibit explores man’s
relationship with the Bay, covers the early history including the
settlement, importance of tobacco as a monetary staple, and explores
the importance of the key industries of agriculture, commercial
fishing, and current efforts to preserve the Bay.
While at the Chesapeake Exploration Center, pick up a free copy of
our award-winning Heritage Guide Map. Visitors and residents can
explore the entire span of Maryland’s history, and spend the day, or
just a few hours, touring the historic treasures, from watching the
heavy stones turned by a waterwheel at the Old Wye Mill, to helping
uncover history in an archaeological dig. Those historic doors are
tossed open during the Historic Sites Consortium’s Open House
Weekends on the first Saturday of every month, May through October
(second Saturday in July), when docents conduct tours of 14 of the
county’s historic gems from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Also at the Exploration Center is the free map, Explore Our Great
Outdoors, which directs you to our nature preserves and parks and helps
you to identify native species of birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles.
Chesapeake Exploration Center is also a great starting point for
the highly acclaimed Cross Island Trail that spans Kent Island from
the Kent Narrows to the Chesapeake Bay. Bike, blade, walk, or jog
through canopied trees, marshland abundant with wildlife, and fields
that grow sweet corn. For more information about CEC you can call
410-604-2100 or visit www.baygateways.net.
Hungry? Our fabulous waterfront restaurants line the Kent Narrows,
where the catch of the day moves from workboat to skillet.
Enjoy a restful night in a charming B&B or comfortable hotel, and
treat yourself to some casual outlet shopping, or antiquing in our
slow-paced, small towns.
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The Litigators by John Grisham. Doubleday. 383 pp. $28.95.
There are rich lawyers and poor
lawyers. Grisham opens his novel
with the latter group – “a boutique
firm,” as its partners call it. The firm
specializes in two things: quickie
divorces and DUIs. The staff also
numbers two: Finley and Figg, a
mismatched pair of losers who work
out of a bungalow in a seedy part of
Chicago.
Finley and Figg bicker constantly.
Two other live creatures round out
the rumpled unit – Rochelle, who
answers the phone, shields the men
from angry clients and bill collectors; and the resident dog, who
shields the office from nightime
thieves, arsonists and drunks. The
dog’s formal name is Ambulance
Chaser, AC for short. He’s always
the first to hear the siren of an
ambulance and alerts anyone in the
office to dash into the street to sign
up a client before the competition
beats them to it.
Setting up a contrast, Grisham
segues to the other extreme, the

rich lawyer. David Zinc’s job in a
corporate legal firm with 600 lawyers is cubicled into two floors of a
downtown building. David, a boyish
32-year-old, is a Harvard Law School
graduate who is in a crisis.
Put simply, he doesn’t want to go
to work. For the last five years he’s

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ner rouses David gently, tells him to
go home and sleep it off. Tomorrow
he can come back and settle his tab.
Abner is a real gentleman.
All this action is in the first 34 of
383 pages, mind you. Not to spoil
the tempo of the book, still, this is
just the backdrop of sly humor.
The reader will want to stop and
read the pages again that paint
a wonderful encounter as David
strikes up a conversation with an
ancient dowager (age 93) on a bar
stool close to his seat. His opening
gambit? “Do you come here often?”
It’s the first hint that Grisham is
setting up a wild ride for everybody.
Shooed out by Abner just before
Happy Hour, David is in a taxi, too
intoxicated to have made any plans,

been slaving over 100-hour work
weeks, stressful demands, office
politics and frustration. He’s never
been assigned to follow a case in a
real courtroom. He doesn’t have any
time to spend with his adored wife.
It’s time for David to bolt!
That’s a big step. Well, not too big.
Just around the corner is a small pub
with a sympathetic owner/bartender
named Abner. Abner recognizes
the signs of human crisis. Clearly,
David needs to get drunk, and that’s
Abner’s long suit.
He takes good care of David, feeds
him breakfast, then lunch and all afternoon he monitors David’s drinks
and naps. Just before 5 o’clock, Ab-

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but he sees a billboard with a big ad
for F&F law firm. That solves his immediate problem, giving him an answer to the cabby’s repeated query,
“Where to, sir?” Hence, they plunge
into the down-scale underbelly of
Chicago and stop at the front porch
of F&F, the “boutique” law firm.
As David stumbles through the
door, AC is howling and barking hysterically at the wail of an ambulance.
David collides with AC, Oscar (Finley) and Wally (Figg) in their dash
to the street and their haste to sign
up eyewitnesses, perps and victims
before their neighboring competitors
grab the case.
David catches the attention of
both F&F partners by picking up a
hunk of metal from the collision and
yelling that he’ll use it on anybody
who tries to interfere with “Our”
ownership of the case.
It’s been an exhausting day for
David. He has walked away from
his $300,000-a-year job, stayed
drunk all day and talked himself
into another job with unknown (if
any) salary. After five miserable
years at Rogan Rothberg’s (R&R’s)
sweatshop, the pace and quirky attitudes at F&F render David ecstatic.
It doesn’t take long to learn the
ropes. Oscar is the pessimist, the
grouch with a nagging, disagreeable wife. Wally is the unreliable
optimist, often manic about a great
idea that will make them all rich and

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a maddening habit of cheap tacky
advertising schemes like having their
firm’s prices printed on Bingo! cards.
Because of the constant bickering
between the partners, the person
who really runs the office is Rochelle,
who lives in the neighborhood and
loves her job because it keeps her
away from her noisy apartment. She
controls the phone, so she makes
the rules and keeps the peace, more
or less.
Oscar is interested in the failing
health of a Burmese child, the son
of his friends. The little boy has
brain damage from lead painted
toys. Wally is trying to locate enough
victims of Krayoox, a dangerous
medicine with fatal side effects, so
the F&F firm can sue the pharmaceutical company that makes it. David
is involved in both searches.
They’ve never had a big trial
before, so they blunder through
preparations, hiring a doctor whose
total occupation is testifying in favor
of the side that pays the most. His
reputation, David hears, is so shady
you wouldn’t trust him to prescribe
lip balm.
Dr. Borzov is only one of the
hazards involved in a mass tort
case. The big Pharma that makes
Krayoox has hired the biggest star
defense lawyer in the crowd at R&R,
David’s old firm. She is a gorgeous
woman, and a brilliant veteran of
the courtroom. Oscar and Wally are
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read this delightful novel before the
dinner date and then quiz them (between the soup and the fish course)
on its veracity - or its literary license.
Or just have fun with it over pizza.
Grisham’s pretty mellow.

nowhere to be found, and David is
left holding the bag.
It’s classic John Grisham at his
magic tricks again, constructing a
torture cage for the hapless good
guy. All the chips are piled against
him. His goose is cooked. And then
Grisham yanks off the sparkly silk
cloth, and ... POOF!
As the author has done in 22
previous novels, the climax in The
Litigators is not what the reader
anticipates. Indeed, the reader
is temporarily confused – did the
good guys win or lose? Or neither?
Or both?
For a lively dinner party, in advance, ask your favorite litigators to

Anne Stinson began her career
in the 1950s as a free lance for
the now defunct Baltimore NewsAmerican, then later for Chesapeake
Publishing, the Baltimore Sun and
Maryland Public Television’s panel
show, Maryland Newsrap. Now in
her ninth decade, she still writes a
monthly book review for Tidewater
Times.

Director of Research and Regulatory Affairs
American Nursery and Landscape Association

Whacky Winter Weather and the Plant Hardiness Map
Daffodils blooming in February?
Red maple buds swelling and turning red? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening here?
Well, we had an unusually warm
January, and now into the second
week of February the colder tem-

peratures of winter have finally
seemed to settle in. But, as you
know, we can get slammed in February with very cold temperatures
and snows into March. Are the
warm temperatures the result of

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mancy. Hopefully the flower buds
on the fruit trees did not break
enough to experience damage, especially if we experience bitter cold
in the next couple of weeks.
I noticed that in some protected
areas of the landscape forsythia
bloomed and flowering cherry and

global climate change? Sunspots?
El Nino? Who really knows?
The important impact of the
warm January is that some of our
woody plants did break bud and
come somewhat out of cold dor-

Research Service and the Oregon
State University’s (OSU) PRISM
Climate Group.
For the first time, the new map
offers a Geographic Information
System (GIS)-based interactive
format and is specifically designed
to be Internet-friendly. The map
website also incorporates a “find
your zone by zip code” function.
Static images of national, regional and state maps also have
been included to ensure the map is
readily accessible to those who lack
broadband Internet access. According to Catherine Woteki, USDA
Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics, the map is
the most sophisticated Plant Hardiness Zone Map yet for the United

plums opened up and showed color. The good news is that the January warm spell is not expected to
negatively impact the cherry trees
around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.
It is interesting that during this
warm spell the USDA Agricultural
Research Service released the longawaited revision of the Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) on January 25th. This release provides
an update of a very useful tool for
gardeners and researchers for the
first time since 1990. The map has
greater accuracy and detail than
the 1990 map and is a collaboration of between the Agricultural

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The new version of the map includes 13 zones, with the addition
for the first time of zones 12 (50-60
degrees Fahrenheit) and 13 (60-70
degrees Fahrenheit). Each zone is
a 10-degree Fahrenheit band, further divided into 5-degree Fahrenheit zones “A” and “B.”
To help develop
the new map,
Williamsburg Awning
USDA and OSU requested that horticultural and climatic experts review the zones in their geographic
area, and trial versions of the new
map were revised based on their
expert input.
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Compared
to the 1990 version,
zone boundaries in this edition of
the map have shifted in many areas.
The new map is generally one 5-degree Fahrenheit half-zone warmer

States. The increases in accuracy
and detail will be extremely useful
for gardeners and researchers.
A little explanation is in order
to help understand the map. Plant
hardiness zone designations represent the average annual extreme
minimum temperatures at a given
location during a particular time
period. They do not reflect the
coldest it has ever been or ever will
be at a specific location, but simply
the average lowest winter temperature for the location over a specified time. Low temperature during
the winter is a crucial factor in the
survival of plants in specific locations.

position on the terrain, such as valley bottoms and ridge tops.
Also, the new map used temperature data from many more stations
than did the 1990 map. These advances greatly improved the accuracy and detail of the map, especially in mountainous regions of
the western United States. In some
cases, they resulted in changes to
cooler, rather than warmer, zones.
As a member of the USDA technical review group for the map, I
can vouch for the very sophisticated way it was developed and its
accuracy. A couple of years ago the
National Arbor Day Foundation
put out their own “revised” plant
hardiness map for their promotion and marketing efforts. When

than the previous map throughout
much of the United States. This
“warming” is not the result of climate change but is mostly a result
of using temperature data from a
longer and more recent time period; the new map uses data measured at weather stations during
the 30-year period 1976-2005. In
contrast, the 1990 map was based
on temperature data from only a
13-year period of 1974-1986.
However, some of the changes in
the zones are a result of new, more
sophisticated methods for mapping
zones between weather stations.
These include algorithms that considered, for the first time, such factors as changes in elevation, nearness to large bodies of water, and

near Salisbury that is equally distant between the Chesapeake Bay
and the ocean which is historically
a few degrees colder in the winter
than the surround area. My county
of Caroline is divided between zone
7a and 7b. Where I live near Bethlehem is zone 7a, while you go five
miles north to Harmony and it is in
zone 7b. In fact there was a question as to the accuracy of the map
for the Eastern Shore. The design
team for the map verified with local sources that the zones indicated
were correct for the area. If you
look at the map of the Delmarva
Peninsula you can see how the Bay
and the Atlantic Ocean influence
the temperatures.
While about 80 million Ameri-

I called and talked to the person in
charge of their map development
he would not answer my questions
as to how the map was developed or
what statistical methods or weather data sets were used. The new
USDA map has been peer reviewed
and verified for its accuracy.
Now, I know that there are always “outliers.” I have already
seen some comments posted in the
nursery trade press saying that the
map was not accurate for “their location.” We have to remember that
there are always unique locations
and microclimates that vary from
the general map.
For example, there is a location

sion of this map was available for
purchase from the government.
With the new Web-based format,
anyone may download the map free
of charge from the Internet onto
their personal computer and print
copies of the map as needed. To
access the map go to http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/Default.aspx and put in your
zip code to get your specific zone.
You can download the zone map of
your area and also zoom in and out
of the map locations.
Assuming the March temperatures will be normal this spring,
now is the time to start working
the vegetable garden. Garden peas,
radishes, onions, spinach, turnip
greens and collards will all grow

can gardeners, as well as those
who grow and breed plants, are
the largest users of the USDA Plant
Hardiness Zone Map, many others need this hardiness zone information. For example, the USDA
Risk Management Agency uses the
USDA plant hardiness zone designations to set some crop insurance
standards. Scientists use the plant
hardiness zones as a data layer
in many research models such as
modeling the spread of exotic
weeds and insects. Many nursery
crop producers reproduce the map
in their sales catalogs for their
plant material and we also see it
on seed packages, and in gardening
magazines and other publications.
In the past, a poster-sized ver-

require a constant supply of water
and nutrients. These needs can
only be met by transplanting the
plants early, before growing conditions become favorable for new
leaves to appear.
Although you may not realize
it, roots of most woody trees and
shrubs begin to grow when the soil
temperature reaches 40潞F. This
is also an excellent time to plant
balled and burlaped and containergrown plants into the home landscape. This will give them time to
become established before the hot
weather appears.
Happy Gardening!

well in a cool soil, which means
they can be planted towards the
end of March. Other cool-season
crops include broccoli, cauliflower,
kale, and cabbage. Potatoes and
salad vegetables, such as lettuce
and carrots, round out the coolseason planting. You can seed
spinach later on in the month as it
does well in cool weather.
March and early April are the
best times to transplant all bareroot plants including fruit trees. It
is important that the roots become
well established before their buds
break into active growth. In order to develop and grow properly,
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Dorchester County is known as the Heart of the Chesapeake – and not just
because it’s physically shaped like a heart. It’s also rich in Chesapeake Bay
history, folklore and tradition. With 1,700 miles of shoreline (more than any
other Maryland county), marshlands, working boats, quaint waterfront towns
and villages among fertile farm fields – much still exists of the authentic Eastern
Shore landscape and traditional way of life along the Chesapeake.
FREDERICK C. MALKUS MEMORIAL BRIDGE is the gateway to
Dorchester County over the Choptank River. It is the second longest span
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bridge in Maryland after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A life-long resident
of Dorchester County, Senator Malkus served in the Maryland State Senate
from 1951 through 1994. Next to the Malkus Bridge is the 1933 Emerson C.
Harrington Bridge. This bridge was replaced by the Malkus Bridge in 1987.
Remains of the 1933 bridge are used as fishing piers on both the north and
south bank of the river.
LAGRANGE PLANTATION - home of the Dorchester County Historical
Society, LaGrange Plantation offers a range of local history and heritage on its
grounds. The Meredith House, a 1760â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Georgian home, features artifacts and
exhibits on the seven Maryland governors associated with the county; a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
room containing antique dolls and toys; and other period displays. The Neild
Museum houses a broad collection of agricultural, maritime, industrial, and
Native American artifacts, including a McCormick reaper (invented by Cyrus
McCormick in 1831). The Ron Rue exhibit pays tribute to a talented local
decoy carver with a re-creation of his workshop. The Goldsborough Stable,
circa 1790, includes a sulky, pony cart, horse-driven sleighs, and tools of the
woodworker, wheelwright, and blacksmith. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953
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DORCHESTER COUNTY VISITOR CENTER - The Visitors Center in
Cambridge is a major entry point to the lower Eastern Shore, positioned just
off U.S. Route 50 along the shore of the Choptank River. With its 100-foot sail
canopy, it’s also a landmark. In addition to travel information and exhibits on
the heritage of the area, there’s also a large playground, garden, boardwalk,
restrooms, vending machines, and more. The Visitors Center is open daily
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about Dorchester County call
800-522-8687 or visit www.tourdorchester.org or www.tourchesapeakecountry.com.
SAILWINDS PARK - Located at 202 Byrn St., Cambridge, Sailwinds
Park has been the site for popular events such as the Seafood Feast-I-Val in
August, Crabtoberfest in October and the Grand National Waterfowl Hunt’s
Grandtastic Jamboree in November. For more info. tel: 410-228-SAIL(7245)
or visit www.sailwindscambridge.com.
CAMBRIDGE CREEK - a tributary of the Choptank River, runs through
the heart of Cambridge. Located along the creek are restaurants where you
can watch watermen dock their boats after a day’s work on the waterways of
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HISTORIC HIGH STREET
IN CAMBRIDGE - When James
Michener was doing research for
his novel Chesapeake, he reportedly called Cambridge’s High
S t r e e t o n e o f the most beautiful
streets in America. He modeled his
fictional city Patamoke after Cambridge. Many of the gracious homes
on High Street date from the 1700s
and 1800s. Today you can join a
historic walking tour of High Street
each Saturday at 11 a.m., April through
October (weather permitting). For
more info. tel: 410-901-1000.
SKIPJACK NATHAN OF
DORCHESTER - Sail aboard the authentic skipjack Nathan of Dorchester, offering heritage cruises on the
Choptank River. The Nathan is
docked at Long Wharf in Cambridge.
Dredge for oysters and hear the stories
of the working waterman’s way of
life. For more info. and schedules tel:
410-228-7141 or visit www.skipjacknathan.org.
DORCHESTER CENTER FOR
THE ARTS - Located at 321 High
Street in Cambridge, the Center offers
monthly gallery exhibits and shows,
extensive art classes, and special
events, as well as an artisans’ gift
shop with an array of items created
by local and regional artists. For more
info. tel: 410-228-7782 or visit www.
dorchesterarts.org.
RICHARDSON MARITIME
MUSEUM - Located at 401 High
St., Cambridge, the Museum makes
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form of exquisite models of traditional Bay boats. The Museum also offers a
collection of boatbuilders’ tools and watermen’s artifacts that convey an understanding of how the boats were constructed and the history of their use. The
Museum’s Ruark Boatworks facility, located on Maryland Ave., is passing on
the knowledge and skills of area boatwrights to volunteers and visitors alike.
Watch boatbuilding and restoration in action. For more info. tel: 410-221-1871
or visit www.richardsonmuseum.org.
HARRIET TUBMAN MUSEUM & EDUCATIONAL CENTER The
Museum and Educational Center is developing programs to preserve the history
and memory of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The museum is
open Tuesday through Saturday. Local tours by appointment are available. The
Museum and Educational Center, located at 424 Race St., Cambridge, is one of the
stops on the “Finding a Way to Freedom” self-guided driving tour; pick up a brochure at the Dorchester County Visitor Center. For more info. tel: 410-228-0401.
SPOCOTT WINDMILL - Since 1972, Dorchester County has had a fully
operating English style post windmill that was expertly crafted by the late master
shipbuilder, James B. Richardson. There has been a succession of windmills at
this location dating back to the late 1700’s. The complex also includes an 1800

tenant house, one-room school, blacksmith shop, and country store museum.
The windmill is located at 1625 Hudson Rd., Cambridge.
HORN POINT LABORATORY - The Horn Point Laboratory offers public
tours of this world-class scientific research laboratory, which is affiliated with
the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The 90-minute walking tour shows how scientists are conducting research to restore the
Chesapeake Bay. Horn Point Laboratory is located at 2020 Horns Point Rd.,
Cambridge, on the banks of the Choptank River. For more info. and tour
schedule tel: 410-228-8200 or visit www.umces.edu/hpl .
THE STANLEY INSTITUTE - This 19th century one-room African
American schoolhouse, dating back to 1865, is one of the oldest Maryland
schools to be organized and maintained by a black community. Between
1867 and 1962, the youth in the African-American community of Christ
Rock attended this school, which is now listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Tours available by appointment. The Stanley Institute is
located at the intersection of Route 16 West & Bayly Rd., Cambridge. For
more info. tel: 410-228-6657.
BUCKTOWN VILLAGE STORE - Visit the site where Harriet Tubman
received a blow to her head that fractured her skull. From this injury Harriet
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so many to freedom. Artifacts include the actual newspaper ad offering a
reward for Harriet’s capture. Historical tours, bicycle, canoe and kayak
rentals are available. Open upon request. The Bucktown Village Store is located at 4303 Bucktown Rd., Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-901-9255.
HARRIET TUBMAN BIRTHPLACE - “The Moses of her People,”
Harriet Tubman was believed to have been born on the Brodess Plantation in Bucktown. There are no Tubman-era buildings remaining at the
site, which today is a farm. Recent archeological work at this site has been
inconclusive, and the investigation is continuing, although there is some
evidence that points to Madison as a possible birthplace.
BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, located 12 miles
south of Cambridge at 2145 Key Wallace Dr. With more than 25,000 acres of
tidal marshland, Blackwater Refuge is an important stop along the Atlantic
Flyway. In addition to more than 250 species of birds, Blackwater is currently
home to the largest remaining natural population of endangered Delmarva
fox squirrels and the largest breeding population of American bald eagles
on the East Coast, north of Florida. The refuge features a full service Visitor Center as well as the four-mile Wildlife Drive, walking trails and water

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EAST NEW MARKET - Originally settled in 1660, the entire town is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Follow a self-guided
walking tour to see the district that contains almost all the residences of
the original founders and offers excellent examples of colonial architecture.
HURLOCK TRAIN STATION Incorporated in 1892, Hurlock ranks as the
second largest town in Dorchester County. It began from a Dorchester/Delaware Railroad station built in 1867. The Old Train Station has been restored
and is host to occasional train excursions. For more info. tel: 410-943-4181.
VIENNA HERITAGE MUSEUM The Vienna Heritage Museum displays
the Elliott Island Shell Button Factory operation. This was the last surviving
mother-of-pearl button manufacturer in the United States. Numerous artifacts
are also displayed which depict a view of the past life in this rural community.
The Vienna Heritage Museum is located at 303 Race St., Vienna. For more
info. tel: 410-943-1212 or visit www.viennamd.org.
LAYTON’S CHANCE VINEYARD & WINERY - This small farm winery, minutes from historic Vienna at 4225 New Bridge Rd., opened in 2010
as Dorchester County’s first winery. For more info. tel. 410-228-1205 or visit
www.laytonschance.com.

Easton
Points of Interest
Historic Downtown Easton — The county seat of Talbot County. Established around early religious settlements and a court of law, Historic
Downtown Easton is today a centerpiece of fine specialty shops, business and
cultural activities, unique restaurants and architectural fascination. Treelined streets are graced with various period structures and remarkable homes,
carefully preserved or restored. Because of its historical significance, historic
Easton has earned distinction as the “Colonial Capital of the Eastern Shore”
and was honored as #8 in the book “The 100 Best Small Towns in America.”
Walking Tour of Downtown Easton
Start near the corner of Harrison and Mill Place.
1. HISTORIC TIDEWATER INN - 101 E. Dover St. A completely
modern hotel built in 1949, it was enlarged in 1953 and has recently
undergone extensive renovations. It is the “Pride of the Eastern Shore.”
2. THE BULLITT HOUSE - 108 E. Dover St. One of Easton’s oldest
and most beautiful homes, it was built in 1801. It is now occupied by
the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.
3. AVALON THEATRE - 42 E. Dover St. Constructed in 1921 during
the heyday of silent films and Vaudeville entertainment. Over the course
of its history, it has been the scene of three world premiers, including “The
First Kiss,” starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper, in 1928. The theater has
gone through two major restorations: the first in 1936, when it was refinished
in an art deco theme by the Schine Theater chain, and again 52 years later,
when it was converted to a performing arts and community center. The
Avalon has a year-round schedule of entertainment and cultural events. For
information on current and upcoming activities, call 410-822-0345 or visit
www.avalontheatre.com.
4. TALBOT COUNTY VISITORS CENTER - 11 S. Harrison St. The
Talbot County Office of Tourism provides visitors with county information
for historic Easton and the waterfront villages of Oxford, St. Michaels
and Tilghman Island. You can call the Tourism office at 410-770-8000
or visit www.tourtalbot.org.
5. BARTLETT PEAR INN - 28 S. Harrison St. Significant for its
architecture, it was built by Benjamin Stevens in 1790 and is one of
Easton’s earliest three-bay brick buildings. The home was “modernized”
with Victorian bay windows on the right side in the 1890s. Today it is a
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restaurant and bed and breakfast, run by a member of the Bartlett family.
6. WATERFOWL BUILDING - 40 S. Harrison St. Why are there
geese in front of the armory? Because the old armory is now the headquarters of the Waterfowl Festival, Easton’s annual celebration of migratory birds and the hunting season. Be sure to come back the second
weekend in November to enjoy this event.
7. ACADEMY ART MUSEUM - 106 South St. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Academy Art Museum is a fine art museum
founded in 1958. Providing national and regional exhibitions, performances,
educational programs, and visual and performing arts classes to adults and
children, the Museum also offers a vibrant concert and lecture series and an
annual craft festival, CRAFT SHOW (the Eastern Shore’s largest juried fine
craft show) featuring local and national artists and artisans demonstrating,
exhibiting and selling their crafts. The Museum’s permanent collection consists of works on paper and contemporary works by American and European
masters. Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
extended hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until 7 p.m. For more
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8. CHRIST CHURCH - St. Peter’s Parish, 111 South Harrison St. The
Parish was founded in 1692 with the present church built ca. 1840, of Port
Deposit granite.
9. HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF TALBOT COUNTY - 25 S. Washington St. Enjoy an evocative portrait of everyday life during earlier times
when visiting the c. 18th and 19th century historic houses and a museum
with changing exhibitions, all of which surround a Federal-style garden.
Located in the heart of Easton’s historic district. Museum hours: Thurs.,
Fri. & Sat., 10a.m. to 4 p.m. (winter) and Mon. through Sat., 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. (summer), with group tours offered by appointment. For more information, call 410-822-0773.
10. ODD FELLOWS LODGE - At the corner of Washington and Dover
streets stands a building with secrets. It was constructed in 1879 as the
meeting hall for the Odd Fellows. Carved into the stone and placed into the
stained glass are images and symbols that have meaning only for members.
See if you can find the dove, linked rings and other symbols.
11. THE TALBOT COUNTY COURTHOUSE - Long known as the
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on the site of the earlier one built in 1711. It has been remodeled several
times over the years.
12. SHANNAHAN & WRIGHTSON HARDWARE BUILDING - 12
N. Washington St. Now Lanham-Hall Design & Antiques, it is the oldest
store in Easton. In 1791, Owen Kennard began work on a new brick building that changed hands several times throughout the years. Dates on the
building show when additions were made in 1877, 1881 and 1889. The
present front was completed in time for a grand opening on Dec. 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Day.
13. THE BRICK HOTEL - northwest corner of Washington and Federal
streets. Built in 1812, it became the Eastern Shoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading hostelry. When
court was in session, plaintiffs, defendants and lawyers all came to town
and shared rooms in hotels such as this. Frederick Douglass stayed in the
Brick Hotel when he came back after the Civil War and gave a speech in the
courthouse. It is now an office building.
14. THOMAS PERRIN SMITH HOUSE - 119 N. Washington St.
Built in 1803, it was the early home of the newspaper from which
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Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, which occupies it today.
15. ART DECO STORES - 13-25 Goldsborough Street. Although much
of Easton looks Colonial or Victorian, the 20th century had its influences as
well. This row of stores has distinctive 1920s-era white trim at the roofline.
It is rumored that there was a speakeasy here during Prohibition.
16. FIRST MASONIC GRAND LODGE - 23 N. Harrison Street. The
records of Coats Lodge of Masons in Easton show that five Masonic Lodges
met in Talbot Court House (as Easton was then called) on July 31, 1783 to
form the first Grand Lodge of Masons in Maryland. Although the building
they first met in is gone, a plaque marks the spot today.
This completes your walking tour.
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17. FOXLEY HALL - Built about 1795 at 24 N. Aurora St., Foxley Hall
is one of the best-known of Easton’s Federal dwellings. Former home of
Oswald Tilghman, great-grandson of Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman. (Private)
18. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL - On “Cathedral Green,”
Goldsborough St., a traditional Gothic design in granite. The interior is
well worth a visit. All windows are stained glass, picturing New Testament

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type is unique.
19. INN AT 202 DOVER- Built
in 1874, this Victorian-era mansion
reflects many architectural styles.
For years the building was known as
the Wrightson House, thanks to its
early 20th century owner, Charles
T. Wrightson, one of the founders
of the S. & W. canned food empire.
Locally it is still referred to as Captain’s Watch due to its prominent
balustraded widow’s walk. The Inn’s
renovation in 2006 was acknowledged by the Maryland Historic Trust
and the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. It
is now home to a beautiful inn and
restaurant.
20. TALBOT COUNTY FREE
LIBRARY - In an attractive building on West St. Hours open: Mon.
& Thurs., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tues. &
Wed. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fri. & Sat.,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except during the
summer when it’s 9 to 1 on Saturday.
For information call 410-822-1626
or visit www.tcfl.org. (While under
renovation, library facilities are located at 28712 Glebe Road).
21. THIRD HAVEN MEETING
HOUSE - Built in 1682 and the oldest
frame building dedicated to religious
meetings in America. The Meeting
House was built at the headwaters of
the Tred Avon: people came by boat to
attend. William Penn preached there
with Lord Baltimore present. Extensive
renovations were completed in 1990.
22. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Established in the early 1900s, with

several recent additions to the building and facilities, and now extensive
additions and modernization under
construction, making this what is
considered to be one of the finest
hospitals on the Eastern Shore.
23. EASTON POINT MARINA
& BOAT RAMP - At the end of Port
Street on the Tred Avon River
24. TALBOTTOWN, EASTON
PLAZA, EASTON MARKETPLACE, TRED AVON SQUARE
and WATERSIDE VILLAGEShopping centers, all in close proximity to downtown Easton.
Near Easton
25. HOG NECK GOLF COURSE
- Rated FOUR STARS by “Golf Digest
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Full service pro shop. For more info. tel: 410-822-6079.
26. TALBOT COMMUNITY CENTER - The year-round activities
offered at the community center range from ice hockey to figure skating,
aerobics and curling. The Center is also host to many events throughout
the year, such as antique, craft, boating and sportsman shows.
27. EASTON AIRPORT - 29137 Newnam Rd., just off Rt. 50.
28. PICKERING CREEK - 400-acre farm and science education center
featuring 100 acres of forest, a mile of shoreline, nature trails, low-ropes
challenge course and canoe launch. Trails are open seven days a week from
dawn till dusk. Canoes are free for members. For more info. tel: 410-8224903 or visit www.pickeringcreek.org.
29. TALBOT COUNTRY CLUB - Established in 1910, the Talbot
Country Club is located at 6142 Country Club Drive, Easton.
30. WHITE MARSH CHURCH - Only the ruins remain, but the churchyard contains the grave of the elder Robert Morris, who died July 22, 1750.
The parish had a rector of the Church of England in 1690.

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St. Michaels
Points of Interest
On the broad Miles River, with its picturesque tree-lined streets and
beautiful landlocked harbor, St. Michaels has been a haven for boats plying
the Chesapeake and its inlets since the earliest days. Here, some of the
handsomest models of the bay craft, such as canoes, bugeyes, pungys and
some famous Baltimore Clippers, were designed and built. The Church,
named “St. Michael’s,” was the first building erected (about 1677) and
around it clustered the town that took its name.
1. WADES POINT INN - Located on a point of land overlooking majestic Chesapeake Bay, this historic inn has been welcoming guests for over
100 years. Thomas Kemp, builder of the original “Pride of Baltimore,”
built the main house in 1819.
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2. HARBOURTOWNE GOLF RESORT - Bay View Restaurant and
Duckblind Bar on the scenic Miles River with an 18 hole golf course.
3. MILES RIVER YACHT CLUB - Organized in 1920, the Miles
River Yacht Club continues its dedication to boating on our waters and
the protection of the heritage of log canoes, the oldest class of boat still
sailing U. S. waters. The MRYC has been instrumental in preserving the
log canoe and its rich history on the Chesapeake Bay.
4. THE INN AT PERRY CABIN - The original building was constructed in the early 19th century by Samuel Hambleton, a purser in the
United States Navy during the War of 1812. It was named for his friend,
Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry. Perry Cabin has served as a riding
academy and was restored in 1980 as an inn and restaurant. The Inn is
now a member of the Orient Express Hotels.
5. THE PARSONAGE INN - A bed and breakfast inn at 210 N. Talbot
St., was built by Henry Clay Dodson, a prominent St. Michaels businessman and state legislator around 1883 as his private residence. In 1874,
Dodson, along with Joseph White, established the St. Michaels Brick
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6. FREDERICK DOUGLASS HISTORIC MARKER - Born at Tuckahoe Creek, Talbot County, Douglass lived as a slave in the St. Michaels area
from 1833 to 1836. He taught himself to read and taught in clandestine
schools for blacks here. He escaped to the north and became a noted
abolitionist, orator and editor. He returned in 1877 as a U.S. Marshal for
the District of Columbia and also served as the D.C. Recorder of Deeds
and the U.S. Minister to Haiti.
7. CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM - Founded in 1965,
the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is dedicated to preserving the rich
heritage of the hemisphere’s largest and most productive estuary - the
Chesapeake Bay. Located on 18 waterfront acres, its nine exhibit buildings
and floating fleet bring to life the story of the Bay and its inhabitants, from
the fully restored 1879 Hooper Strait lighthouse and working boatyard to
the impressive collection of working decoys and a recreated waterman’s
shanty. Home to the world’s largest collection of Bay boats, the Museum
regularly hosts temporary exhibitions, special events, festivals, and education
programs. Docking and pump-out facilities available. Exhibitions and Museum Store open year-round. Up-to-date information and hours can be found

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on the Museum’s website at www.cbmm.org or by calling 410-745-2916.
8. THE CRAB CLAW - Restaurant adjoining the Maritime Museum
and overlooking St. Michaels harbor. Open March-November. 410745-2900 or www.thecrabclaw.com.
9. PATRIOT - During the season (April-November) the 65’ cruise
boat can carry 150 persons, runs daily historic narrated cruises along
the Miles River. For daily cruise times, visit www.patriotcruises.com
or call 410-745-3100.
10. THE FOOTBRIDGE - Built on the site of many earlier bridges,
today’s bridge joins Navy Point to Cherry Street. It has been variously
known as “Honeymoon Bridge” and “Sweetheart Bridge.” It is the only
remaining bridge of three that at one time connected the town with
outlying areas around the harbor.
11. VICTORIANA INN - The Victoriana Inn is located in the Historic District of St. Michaels. The home was built in 1873 by Dr. Clay
Dodson, a druggist, and occupied as his private residence and office.
In 1910 the property, then known as “Willow Cottage,” underwent
alterations when acquired by the Shannahan family who continued it

as a private residence for over 75 years. As a bed and breakfast, circa
1988, major renovations took place, preserving the historic character of
the gracious Victorian era.
12. HAMBLETON INN - On the harbor. Historic waterfront home
built in 1860 and restored as a bed and breakfast in 1985 with a turn-ofthe-century atmosphere. All the rooms have a view of the harbor.
13. MILL HOUSE - Originally built on the beach about 1660 and later
moved to its present location on Harrison Square (Cherry St. near Locust St.).
14. FREEDOMS FRIEND LODGE - Chartered in 1867 and constructed in 1883, the Freedoms Friend Lodge is the oldest lodge existing
in Maryland and is a prominent historic site for our black community.
It is now the site of Blue Crab Coffee Company.
15. TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - Located at 106 S. Fremont
St. has recently been remodeled. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877.
16. CARPENTER STREET SALOON - Life in the Colonial community revolved around the tavern. The traveler could, of course, obtain
food, drink, lodging or even a fresh horse to speed his journey. This
tavern was built in 1874 and has served the community as a bank, a
newspaper office, post office and telephone company.
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the former site of the Miles River Yacht Club, was built in the 1800s
and was renovated in 1984. It is located at the foot of Carpenter Street.
18. TARR HOUSE - Built by Edward Elliott as his plantation home
about 1661. It was Elliott and an indentured servant, Darby Coghorn,
who built the first church in St. Michaels. This was about 1677, on the
site of the present Episcopal Church (6 Willow Street, near Locust).
19. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 301 S. Talbot St. Built of
Port Deposit stone, the present church was erected in 1878. The first
is believed to have been built in 1677 by Edward Elliott.
20. THE INN - Built in 1817 by Wrightson Jones, who opened and operated the shipyard at Beverly on Broad Creek. (Talbot St. at Mulberry).
21. THE CANNONBALL HOUSE - When St. Michaels was shelled
by the British in a night attack in 1813, the town was “blacked out” and
lanterns were hung in the tree tops to lead the attackers to believe the
town was on a high bluff. Result: The houses were overshot. The story
is that a cannonball hit the chimney of “Cannonball House” and rolled
down the attic stairway. This town “blackout” was believed to be the
first such “blackout” in the history of warfare.

St. Michaels Points of Interest
22. AMELIA WELBY HOUSE - Amelia Coppuck, who became
Amelia Welby, was born in this house and wrote poems that won her
fame and the praise of Edgar Allan Poe.
23. TOWN DOCK RESTAURANT - During 1813, at the time of
the Battle of St. Michaels, it was known as “Dawson’s Wharf” and had
2 cannons on carriages donated by Jacob Gibson, which fired 10 of the
15 rounds directed at the British. For a period up to the early 1950s it
was called “The Longfellow Inn.” It was rebuilt in 1977 after burning to
the ground.
24. ST. MICHAELS MUSEUM
at ST. MARY’S SQUARE - Located in the heart of the historic
district, offers a unique view of
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The name that has meant
The exhibits are housed in three
quality water systems for over 125 years.
period buildings and contain local
furniture and artifacts donated by
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25. KEMP HOUSE - Now a
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country inn. A Georgian style house, constructed in 1805 by Colonel
Joseph Kemp, a revolutionary soldier and hero of the War of 1812.
26. THE OLD MILL COMPLEX - The Old Mill was a functioning
flour mill from the late 1800s until the 1970s, producing flour used
primarily for Maryland beaten biscuits. Today it is home to a brewery,
winery, artists, furniture makers, a baker and other unique shops and
businesses.
27. ST. MICHAELS HARBOUR INN, MARINA & SPA - Constructed in 1986 and recently renovated, it has overnight accommodations, conference facilities, marina, spa and Pascalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant &
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28. ST. MICHAELS NATURE TRAIL - The St. Michaels Nature
Trail is a 1.3 mile paved walkway that winds around the western side
of St. Michaels starting at a dedicated parking lot on South Talbot
Street across from the Bay Hundred swimming pool. The 8-foot-wide
path is a former railroad bed and is popular with walkers and cyclists
who want to stay away from traffic. The path cuts through the woods,
San Domingo Park, over a covered bridge and past a horse farm and
historic cemetery before ending in Bradley Park. The trail is open all
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Points of Interest
Oxford is one of the oldest towns in Maryland. Although already
settled for perhaps 20 years, Oxford marks the year 1683 as its official
founding, for in that year Oxford was first named by the Maryland
General Assembly as a seaport and was laid out as a town. In 1694,
Oxford and a new town called Anne Arundel (now Annapolis) were
selected the only ports of entry for the entire Maryland province.
Until the American Revolution, Oxford enjoyed prominence as
an international shipping center surrounded by wealthy tobacco
plantations.
Today, Oxford is a charming tree-lined and waterbound village
with a population of just over 700 and is still important in boat building and yachting. It has a protected harbor for watermen who harvest
oysters, crabs, clams and fish, and for sailors from all over the Bay.
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Oxford Points of Interest
Lt. Tench Tilghman carried the message of Cornwallis’ surrender from
Yorktown, VA, to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Across
the cove from the cemetery may be seen Plimhimmon, home of Tench
Tilghman’s widow, Anna Marie Tilghman.
2. THE OXFORD COMMUNITY CENTER - 200 Oxford Road.
The Oxford Community Center, a pillared brick schoolhouse saved
from the wrecking ball by the town residents, is a gathering place
for meetings, classes, lectures, dinner theater and performances
by the Tred Avon Players and has been recently renovated. Rentals available to groups and individuals. 410-226-5904 or www.
oxfordcc.org.
3. BACHELOR POINT HARBOR - Located at the mouth of the
Tred Avon River, 9’ water depth.
4. THE COOPERATIVE OXFORD LABORATORY - U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
and Maryland Department of Natural Resources located here. 410226-5193 or www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/oxford.

4A. U.S. COAST GUARD STATION - 410-226-0580.
5. OXFORD TOWN PARK - Former site of the Oxford High School.
Recent restoration of the beach as part of a “living shoreline project” created 2 terraced sitting walls, a protective groin and a sandy beach with
native grasses which will stop further erosion and provide valuable aquatic
habitat. A similar project has been completed adjacent to the ferry dock.
A kayak launch site has also been located near the ferry dock.
6. O X F O R D M U S E U M - M o r r i s & M a r k e t S t s . D e v o t e d t o
t h e memories and tangible mementos of Oxford, MD. Closed November 13, 2011 until Oxford Day, April 28, 2012. For more info.
tel: 410-226-0191.
7. OXFORD LIBRARY - 101 Market St. Founded in 1939 and on
its present site since 1950. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10-4.
8. THE BRATT MANSION (ACADEMY HOUSE) - 205 N.
Morris St. Served as quarters for the officers of a Maryland Military
Academy built about 1848. (Private residence)
9. BARNABY HOUSE - 212 N. Morris St. Built in 1770 by sea captain Richard Barnaby, this charming house contains original pine woodwork, corner fireplaces and an unusually lovely handmade staircase.
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Private residence)
10. THE GRAPEVINE HOUSE - 3 09 N . M or r i s S t . T h e g r a p e vine over the entrance arbor was brought from the Isle of Jersey
in 1810 by Captain William Willis, who commanded the brig
“ S ara h a nd Louisa.” (Private residence)
11. THE ROBERT MORRIS INN - N. Morris St. & The Strand.
Robert Morris was the father of Robert Morris, Jr., the “financier of
the Revolution.” Built about 1710, part of the original house with a
beautiful staircase is contained
in the beautifully restored Inn,
now open 7 days a week. Robert Morris, Jr. was one of only
2 Founding Fathers to sign the
Declaration of Independence, the
Articles of Confederation and the
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Strand. Founded in 1931. The present building, completed in 1991, replaced the original structure.
14. OXFORD-BELLEVUE FERRY - N. Morris St. & The Strand.
Started in 1683, this is believed to be the oldest privately operated
ferry in the United States. Its first keeper was Richard Royston, whom
the Talbot County Court ‘pitcht upon’ to run a ferry at an unusual
subsidy of 2,500 pounds of tobacco. Service has been continuous
since 1836, with power supplied by sail, sculling, rowing, steam, and
modern diesel engine. Many now take the ride between Oxford and
Bellevue for the scenic beauty. (Closed for the Season)
15. BYEBERRY - On the grounds of Cutts & Case Boatyard. It faces
Town Creek and is one of the oldest houses in the area. The date of
construction is unknown, but it was standing in 1695. Originally, it
was in the main business section but was moved to the present location about 1930. (Private residence)
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Tilghman’s Island
“Great Choptank Island” was granted to Seth Foster in 1659. Thereafter
it was known as Foster’s Island, and remained so through a succession of
owners until Matthew Tilghman of Claiborne inherited it in 1741. He and his
heirs owned the island for over a century and it has been Tilghman’s Island
ever since, though the northern village and the island’s postal designation
are simply “Tilghman.”
For its first 175 years, the island was a family farm, supplying grains,
vegetables, fruit, cattle, pigs and timber. Although the owners rarely were in
residence, many slaves were; an 1817 inventory listed 104. The last Tilghman
owner, General Tench Tilghman (not Washington’s aide-de-camp), removed
the slaves in the 1830s and began selling off lots. In 1849, he sold his
remaining interests to James Seth, who continued the development.
The island’s central location in the middle Bay is ideally suited for
watermen harvesting the Bay in all seasons. The years before the Civil
War saw the influx of the first families we know today. A second wave
arrived after the War, attracted by the advent of oyster dredging in the
1870s. Hundreds of dredgers and tongers operated out of Tilghman’s
Island, their catches sent to the cities by schooners. Boat building, too,
was an important industry.
The boom continued into the 1890s, spurred by the arrival of steamboat
service, which opened vast new markets for Bay seafood. Islanders quickly
capitalized on the opportunity as several seafood buyers set up shucking and
canning operations on pilings at the edge of the shoal of Dogwood Cove. The
discarded oyster shells eventually became an island with seafood packing
houses, hundreds of workers, a store, and even a post office.
The steamboats also brought visitors who came to hunt, fish, relax and
escape the summer heat of the cities. Some families stayed all summer in
one of the guest houses that sprang up in the villages of Tilghman, Avalon,
Fairbank and Bar Neck. Although known for their independence, Tilghman’s
Islanders enjoy showing visitors how to pick a crab, shuck an oyster or find
a good fishing spot.
In the twentieth century, Islanders pursued these vocations in farming, on
the water, and in the thriving seafood processing industry. The “Tilghman
Brand” was known throughout the eastern United States, but as the Bay’s
bounty diminished, so did the number of water-related jobs. Still, three of
the few remaining Bay ‘skipjacks’ (sailing dredgeboats) can be seen here,
as well as two working harbors with scores of power workboats.
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Leaning Tower of Light
by
Gary D. Crawford

Once more than 700 acres, Sharp’s
Island has been washed away, long
since and utterly, by the inexorable
Bay. Only its lighthouse now marks
the spot, guiding vessels past the
shoal out there southwest of Tilghman’s Island. It helps vessels traversing the Bay to stay clear, and for
those entering or leaving the Great
Choptank River, it marks where to
turn.
Because it’s down that-away and
now bereft of its parent island, residents of Tilghman’s Island may be
forgiven for now thinking of it as
“their” lighthouse. In any event,
most Keepers of the Sharp’s Island
Light lived on Tilghman, and many
were born there.
It looks pretty lonely out there,
especially in winter. No pleasure
craft are about, and these days even
tongers are scarce. Still, there it
stands, a bit forlorn and resolute.
Though it looks ancient, it is not
the first Sharp’s Island Light – or
even the second. The first light was
built by Thomas Evans in 1838 on
Sharp’s Island, then owned by Joseph W. Reynolds. The best location
for navigational purposes would have
been right on the north shore, but
erosion there already was so rapid
that the Lighthouse Service decided

the lighthouse should be several hundred yards inland. Trees could be removed to ensure visibility. A tract of
ten acres was purchased for the purpose, for which Reynolds was paid
$600, a very tidy sum for the time.

Evans constructed the lighthouse and felled the trees so the
light could be seen from north, west
and southwest. No picture of this
first Sharp’s Island Light has been
located, but it was described as a
wooden house with a lamp 30 feet
above the ground. It probably resembled this one, built eighteen
years later at Jones Point off Alexandria, Virginia, although the tower
on Sharp’s would have been three
stories high. Among the Keepers of
this first light were Samuel Harris,

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Jeremiah Valliant, Harriet Valliant
and James Sinclair.
Erosion proceeded even faster
than expected, however. Despite
their precaution of placing it well
back from the shore, in just ten years,
the lighthouse found itself at the water’s edge. By 1848, the Lighthouse
Service was obliged to move it further
back from the waves.
Congress mandated a sweeping
review of the country’s lighthouses
in 1851, which concluded that the
Chesapeake lights were in a deplorable state – due to shoddy construction, disrepair and erosion. Within
a few years, every light in the area
had been upgraded; Sharp’s got a

Screwpile Design

fine fifth-order Fresnel lens in 1855.
The waters of the Bay were relentless. By 1865, acres more had
washed away from the western side
of Sharp’s and the waves were undercutting one corner of the building. It
was so near collapse that the lens and
apparatus had to be removed. Sadly,
and dangerously, no light at all was
shown at Sharp’s Island from the 1st
to 15th of November, 1865, when a
temporary light finally was set up.
With the ending of the Civil War
the following year, the Lighthouse
Service went to work on the Bay
lights. Concluding that Sharp’s Island itself was too prone to erosion
to serve as a base for the light, they
turned instead to one of the new
“screw-pile” structures. This ingenious British device was first introduced into the Delaware Bay in 1850.
Metal pilings were twisted down
into the muddy bottom by 40 men
working at a capstan; the house and
light were constructed on a platform
above the framework.
Accordingly, a screw-pile lighthouse was constructed off the northwest corner of Sharp’s Island. This
second Sharp’s Island Light went
into operation in 1867. Among the
Keepers were Richard Gibson, John
W. Gibson, Isaac B. Gibson, Daniel
Hope, John H. Seward, James Hope,
John A. Sinclair, Clifton Hope, Robert G. Kinnamon, R. G. Ross, Columbus Butler and Charles Tarr.
Unfortunately for the new light,
the weather in the 1870s was par-

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An ice-breaker was constructed.
ticularly intense, and it lasted barely fourteen years. The Centennial
Storm of 1876 hit Sharp’s Island particularly hard, dashing water over
the treetops and cutting the island in
two. It was not the wind and waves
that posed the most serious threat to
the screw-pile lighthouse, however.
It was ice.
Heavy ice in the winters of 1877
and 1879 caused considerable damage to the braces beneath the lighthouse. In response, the Lighthouse
Service planted a V-shaped iron icebreaker on the bottom about 200 feet
south of the lighthouse, a trick that
had proved successful in protecting
the 1873 Thomas Point Shoal light
off South River. They hoped it would
cleave the ice and protect the legs if
the Bay froze over.
It wasn’t enough. In January of
1881, the temperature plummeted,
stayed down and the Bay froze over
once again. When the cold eased

in early February, the ice began to
break up into huge slabs. At dawn
on Thursday, February 10, Keeper
Columbus Butler and his assistant
Charles Tarr found themselves enveloped in a dense fog. Slabs of ice,
invisible in the waters below, ground
their way past and through the support structure – we can only imagine
how it felt and sounded. Suddenly
the platform lurched and tipped as
the legs buckled and the framework
collapsed into the Bay. Fortunately,
the platform came to rest on the Bay
ice more or less level. Although a
boat was at hand, Butler and Tarr refused to abandon the lighthouse as it
floated away on the tide.
For sixteen hours they drifted
slowly to the northeast. Their journey finally came to an end when they
ground to a halt in Paw Paw Cove,
Tilghman’s Island – some five miles
from where they had begun their day.
At low tide, they managed to salvage
the lens, the oil, personal belongings,
and even the library – but the lighthouse itself was beyond repair.
The Lighthouse Service had
learned the ice lesson well. The next
Sharp’s Island Light, the third in less
than 45 years, would be built to last.
A new “caisson” design, first employed in 1873 in the Patapsco, was
chosen. Made of cast-iron, it would
be planted firmly on the bottom,
filled with concrete, and surmounted
by a cast-iron tower lined with bricks.
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Leaning Tower

The lighthouse tender similar to Tulip.
with the Builders Iron Foundry of
Providence, RI, where the plates
of its “hull” were cast. The pieces
were shipped that same summer to
Oxford, where workers riveted the
bottom section together. A cedar
tank was constructed around the
ironwork, temporary ways were con-

structed, and on September 13, 1881,
the entire apparatus was successfully
launched into the Tred Avon.
The lighthouse tender Tulip towed
the tank out to the chosen location
northwest of Sharp’s Island, positioned so that a vessel could run a
straight course to Choptank Light.
This snapshot of a Chesapeake lighthouse tender similar to Tulip was
provided by the late ‘Nini’ Sadler.
They sank the base in ten feet of
water by flooding the tank, then removing it. Concrete was poured and
then the second section of the caisson
was built in place. Work continued
throughout the fall, and the tower
was in place by year’s end, though
not completed until the following
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Marcy Shockley

however, so Keepers went aboard in
January. The new fourth-order light,
standing fifty-five feet above mean
low water, was exhibited for the first
time on the night of February 1, 1882.
The handsome metal structure was
distinctive and attractive. Its ironwork had a charming Victorian flair,
as did its nearly identical twin, the
Bloody Point Light off Kent Island.
The famous “Little Red Lighthouse”
underneath the George Washington
Bridge in New York City at Jeffrey’s
Point is another example.
The light was tended by many
Keepers and Assistant Keepers.
“Marcy” Shockley, shown here, was

appointed to the Sharp’s Island Light
in 1900 and served there for over 35
years. The Light was open to visitors from 9 a.m. until sundown and
apparently was a popular excursion
destination. Between January and
mid-October in 1935, Shockley and
Assistant Keeper Elmer Parkerson
logged 305 visitors. The light was
automated in 1938.
One hundred and thirty years
later, the Sharp’s Island Light still
stands – but it had a close call. In
January of 1977 it was nearly demolished by its perennial foe – ice.
Locked tight in the Bay’s embrace,
the incoming tide pushed against the
tower with tremendous force, and
continued to push until the unthinkable happened. It moved. The tilting
continued, slowly, until it reached 15
degrees and witnesses became convinced she was going over. But then,
to everyone’s further astonishment,
it stopped. The tide turned, the ice
pulled back, and she hasn’t budged
since. Next day, Stanley Covington

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Sharp’s Island Light encased in the
ice of 1977.
went up with a friend in a plane
and snapped this shot of the newly
tilted light. The curious inclination
made it necessary to replace the
glass lens with a plastic one mounted on a leveling plate.
Since then, time has taken its
toll. The caisson is ochre with rust
and streaked white with guano; the
windows of the tower, vacant and
dark. Its concrete deck has broken
up and water now penetrates into

the caisson itself; the two lower
decks are sealed off and waterfilled; the wooden first floor has
collapsed.
The General Services Administration declared the lighthouse “excess” in 2006, and then put it up for
auction in 2008. When a Pennsylvania fruit farmer bid a surprising
$80K, the offer was gratefully and
promptly accepted. Why he bought
it is anyone’s guess. Oddly enough,
the farm on Sharp’s Island once
was famous for its fine damson
plums, but there’s not much room
for an orchard out there these days.
The Coast Guard extinguished the
light in January of 2010.
The Lighthouse still remains a
massively impressive structure, a
familiar landmark, and a tribute
to her builders. I was last there on
a bright summer day in the 1980s,
together with my son, brother and
sister-in-law. Our visit was quite
illegal, of course, but in those days
the ladder was intact and the tower
door open. Who could resist? We
found the interior badly deteriorated. A wooden stairway snaked
up the inside wall of the tower, the
15-degree tilt making for rather interesting climbing. Even though
there were no furnishings or equipment, the living and working spaces seemed small and cramped.
The view from the top was, of
course, breathtaking. It affords
a vantage point that seems much
higher than it really is. We gazed

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around in wonder at Cook’s Point,
Black Walnut Point and the distant
western shore. I glanced down at
my wife, Susan, who had elected
to hold the boat off rather than
scramble up the rusty old ladder.
She smiled up and waved, relieved
to see we had arrived safely at the
top.
Through the clear water, a
school of skate could be seen just
below the surface, dark diamonds
flying slowly up the Bay past the
old Light.
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The Chamber Music Competition,
which is sponsored biennially by
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qualified applicants from all quarters
of the United States and Canada. The
average age of an ensemble must be
under 31, and some include members
as young as 21.
A preliminary judgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; panel of
eight notable musicians headed by J.
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to five finalists based on CD submissions. The five finalists will be judged
by Marcy Rosen, Ursula Oppens and
David Jolley with a live audience in
attendance on March 31 at 1 p.m.
The following day, each group will
present an individual concert at
other local venues throughout the
area. The Gold Medal prize winner
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The Sun-Silverstein-Lyon Trio
will be further honored with additional concerts, including a featured
appearance at the 2012 Chesapeake
Chamber Music Festival.
Tickets to the Chamber Music
Competition cost $10 per person
and students are free. Tickets will
be sold at the door at the Avalon
Theatre on March 31 from 1 p.m. on.
The schedule of performances is to
be announced. For further information visit ChesapeakeChamberMusicCompetition.org or call the CCM
office at 410-819-0380. The Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition
is underwritten by private benefactors.
HARLEM QUARTET SOARS
Praised for its “panache” by the
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New York Times and for “bringing
a new attitude to classical music,
one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent” by the Cincinnati Enquirer,
the Harlem Quartet, the Silver
Medal prize and Audience Choice
Award winner at the 2010 Chesapeake Chamber Music (CCM) Competition, is soaring.
According to quartet member
and violinist, Melissa White, “Being
a CCM finalist helped our career
more than anything. I think the
experience of competing and having the judges’ feedback helped to
propel us as a group and set even
higher goals for ourselves.”

Members of the Harlem Quartet,
including White on violin, Ilmar
Gavilan on violin, Juan Miguel Hernandez on viola, and Paul Wiancko
on cello, have performed with such
orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Pops, and the
Baltimore and National Symphonies, to name a few.
The quartet’s versatility and artistic skills have paired them with
such diverse artists as Itzhak Perlman and pianists Misha Dichter
and Chick Corea. With a desire
to advance diversity in classical
music, the quartet is highlighting
works by minority composers and
will soon launch its fourth CD – a
collaboration with the Chicago Sinfonietta featuring a new arrangement of West Side Story for string
quartet and orchestra.
Since winning the Silver Prize at
the 2010 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival, the quartet was a featured guest performer at the Panama Jazz Festival in Panama City.

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I will travel anywhere and pay top dollar for original items in any condition.
I also collect Lionel, Ives, and American Flyer trains made before 1970;
lead soldiers and figures; tin and cast-iron toys and banks.
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Le’Go for LEGO
What parent or grandparent
has not observed a young boy
break the seal of a colorful box –
a rattling box – and dump hundreds of brightly colored plastic
pieces onto a table? I know that
statement screams “Sexist,” but
honestly, I have very rarely seen
a little girl excited about a LEGO
construction set.

I think some psychologists
surmise that little boys – of all
ages – like to be in control of the
world around them. Construction models and layouts allow
them – okay, us – to build gadgets and micro-communities that
we can manipulate and govern.
Those of us who grew up in the
forties and fifties will recall how

U. S. Capitol made out of Legos.
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those model train layouts made
us feel like kings of the world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at
least within that four-by-six-foot
realm. LEGO may be the product
that fulfills that need for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
children.
Stroll the toy aisles at WalMart or the plastic model section at Toys R Us, where you will
likely see a grandparent with the
word LEGO scrawled on a piece
of paper, along with phrases like
Imperial Blaster, Tokyo International Circuit or Harry Potter
Hogwarts. Remember when plastic assembly models cost five dollars or less? Not these!
Now, observe an elementary-

aged human male after breaking
the seal on the LEGO box. The
recommended age range of seven
to twelve and the imprinted pronouncement that this particular
set contains 842 pieces are probably lost to his consciousness as
he tears open the little cellophane
bags. Those bags were the only
approximation of order for hundreds of intriguing plastic shapes
now scattered about. And the
young man, whose teacher will
swear that he has the attention
span of a gnat, opens the 64-page
manual of instructions and embarks upon a step-by-step precision assembly process that can
last for uninterrupted hours.
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with LEGOs develops spatial,
mathematical and fine motor
skills, as well as provides an avenue for creative development.
The completed product usually
looks better than the color photo
on the box lid.
It should be pointed out that
children are not the only age
group captivated by these intricate plastic bricks and components. In fact, the designation of
AFOL is given to identify an Adult
Friend of LEGO.
All of this may lead the reader
to wonder how this topic can
possibly be related to travel.
My first introduction to LEGO
as a travel destination came in
the early ’90s when I was fascinated to find a huge section
of the interior court at Mall of
America in Minnesota devoted
to life-size sculptures and dioramas depicting famous American
structures. Each of the statues
and buildings was fashioned in
intricate detail using the same
types of interlocking bricks and
shapes found in the retail play
sets. I enjoy going to malls –
but not to shop – so this was a
real find for me.
Next, I came to learn that New York
City’s two largest toy stores, F.A.
O. Schwartz and Toys R Us Times
Square, have huge sections of
their retail space devoted to
LEGO sculpture. Darth Vader,
larger than life-size, fashioned of
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LEGO
mostly black LEGO blocks, and
the Empire State Building with
its top-needle touching a 20-foothigh ceiling, were two of the featured constructions that I recall.
Several visits to Disney World
have included time at the LEGO
store located at the Downtown
Disney Shopping and Entertainment Complex. Huge, intricate
LEGO sculptures there attract
crowds at all hours of the day
and night. Outside the store is a
covered interactive construction
area where children and adults
can build and play for hours, experimenting with various plastic
brick shapes. Inside, of course,

one can find all manner of LEGO
construction sets. Don’t expect to
find discounted prices, however.
In addition to boxed sets and assembled samples, there are walls
containing hundreds of drawers
of parts and pieces – every imaginable color and shape of LEGO
brick seems to be available.
For the consumer, LEGO has
thousands of sets and dozens of
themes. One could make the argument that the LEGO company
was born from the conditions of
economic depression. A Danish
carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen,
whose trade was suffering in the
early 1930s, decided to apply his
skills derived from the Danish
words leg godt, translated as play

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well. Ole Kirk probably did not
realize at the time he named his
company that lego in Latin means
I study or I put together. The
current stud-to-tube coupling
system was patented in the USA
in 1957, and the LEGO company
now produces about 19 billion
bricks each year – that’s about
36,000 per minute.
LEGO is also considered an
art medium. Folks often choose
to abandon precise step-by-step
instructions and become artistic
with LEGO bricks. Imagine, a
successful corporate lawyer walks
away from his practice and focuses his energy and talent to creating art with LEGO; in 2001 Nathan Sawaya did just that. He has

taken the Art of LEGO to some of
the world’s leading galleries.
World records for LEGO art
and construction include such
feats as: the world’s tallest LEGO
tower at 94.3 feet; the world’s
longest LEGO construction at
5,179.8 feet; a castle made from
400,000 LEGO bricks; and a
LEGO railway line over 500 yards
long, with three locomotives.
The motivation to write about
LEGO travel came during a recent
trip to Florida when I realized
that the site of Cypress Gardens
near Winter Haven, the most popular attraction in the state during
the ’50s and ’60s, has received
new life. Where tourists use to
stroll through beautiful tropical

Entrance to LegoLand Florida.
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LEGO
gardens and marvel at pyramids
of bathing beauties on water skis,
one now finds LegoLand Florida,
a LEGO-themed park.
This 150-acre family theme
park opened in October 2011
and offers more than 50 rides,
shows and attractions geared for
families with children age two to
twelve. The rides and attraction
are all LEGO-themed, and many
are made to appear as if they are
built out of LEGO bricks.
LegoLand Florida is not the
first of its kind, nor is it intended
to be the last. The first LegoLand
theme park opened in Billund,
Denmark, in 1968. Today, it is

the largest tourist attraction in
Denmark. Similar theme parks
operate in Windsor, England;
Günzburg, Germany; and Carlsbad, San Diego County, California. Three aditional LegoLand
Parks are currently in development for Nusajaya, Johor, Malaysia in 2012; Dubai, United Arab
Emirates in 2012; and Nagoya,
Japan in 2015.
Traditionally, LEGO has promoted its products to boys, but
according to a December 2011
Bloomberg Business Report, the
company is initiating in 2012 a
LEGO for Girls line of products
with related promotional campaigns. The market currently offers more than sixty LEGO sets
geared to girls, some selling for
as much as $119.
Male or female – young or old
– let go of your inhibitions – let
your inner child go – Le’Go for
LEGO.
May all of your travels be happy
and safe!
George Sellers is a Certified
Travel Counselor and Accredited
Cruise Counselor who operates
the popular travel website and
travel planning service www.
SellersTravel.com. His Facebook
and e-mail addresses are George@
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The Comfort of Chowder
Say the word chowder and it’s
likely to be followed by an involuntary “mmmmm.”
The first known “American”
chowder recipe was published by
the Boston Evening Post on September 23, 1751. As the majority
of colonies bordered the sea or
freshwater lakes, early chowders
featured a Neptune’s catch of fish,
mollusks and seafood. Today’s
renditions may feature meat, vegetables, cheese, or even legumes
and tofu.
It’s a small wonder the dish
continues to be popular around
the world as it is so easy to make.
Pull out a pot, toss in some ingredients, and soon you’ll be wrapping your hands around a soothing
warm cup of delicious goodness.

RED SNAPPER CHOWDER
Serves 4
If you are lucky enough to have
someone around your house who
loves fishing, you already know
the benefits of having fish fillets
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Manhattan Clam Chowder

Chowder
Fry the salt pork or bacon in a
soup pot until crisp. Drain the
clams, reserving juice; set clams
aside. Add the onion to the bacon. Cover the pot and cook over
low heat until the onion is translucent.
Add the clam juice, fillets, potatoes, and salt and pepper and
simmer over low heat for 15 to 20
minutes, or until the potatoes are
tender.
Stir in the milk and clams; simmer for 5 to 8 more minutes, stirring frequently until thoroughly
heated.
Sprinkle with parsley
and serve.

MANHATTAN
CLAM CHOWDER
Serves 6-8
This is the classic Mid-Atlantic
clam chowder, often referred to
as the “red” one, not to be confused with the “white” version
called New England. Always add
the minced clams during the last
5 minutes or so of cooking time.
Add them earlier and they’ll become tough and chewy.
2 doz. cherrystone clams, shucked,
juices reserved
2 slices bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 rib of celery, chopped
1/4 cup sliced leeks

toes are tender, about 10 minutes.
Add the clams and simmer for
5 minutes more or until the clams
are tender and cooked, just until
their edges are curled slightly. Do
not overcook the clams or they
will get tough. Remove the bay
leaf before serving.
NEW ENGLAND
CLAM CHOWDER
Serves 6-8
1 qt. shucked clams with liquid reserved
3 slices salt pork or bacon, diced
2 small onions, minced
2 medium potatoes, peeled and
diced
1 bay leaf (remove after 5 minutes)
1 cup water
3 cups milk, scalded
1-1/2 cups half-and-half
1/4 cup butter
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Thyme to taste
Drain the clams, reserving the
liquid, then chop coarsely.
Fry the salt pork or bacon slowly in a soup pot until all the fat
is rendered. Add the onions and
sautĂŠ until golden. Add potatoes,
bay leaf and water, then simmer
until the potatoes are tender.
Strain the reserved clam liquid,
then stir into the potato mixture
with the milk, half-and-half, butter and chopped clams. Add seasonings, and then simmer for 5

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minutes or more. Add more seasonings if needed. Remove the
bay leaf before serving.

Melt butter in a soup pot over
medium high heat. Add the chicken, onion and garlic and sauté for
10 minutes.
Stir in the next 7 ingredients;
cook over low heat, stirring often,
for 15 minutes.
Garnish with cilantro and serve.
VERMONT CHEDDAR
CHOWDER
Serves 8
Vermont bills itself as the “artisanal cheese state” with the highest number of cheesemakers per
capita in the country: more than
40 of them! Choose a creamy
white cheddar that has been aged
for 12 to 18 months for this recipe. If you are new to the idea of

making stock, use a good canned
or instant stock.
Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter
in a large soup pot over mediumhigh heat. Add the carrots and
onion and sauté until the onion
is translucent. Add the chicken
broth and potatoes and bring to a
boil. Simmer gently until the carrots are tender, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter in a
small saucepan over medium heat.
Gradually whisk in the flour to
make a paste. Continue to whisk
over medium heat for 1 minute to
brown and cook the flour. Whisking continuously, add the milk in
a steady, even stream and whisk

son to taste with pepper.
Stir the cheese sauce into the
soup pot and warm the soup
gently over low heat. Stir in the
chives and season to taste with additional pepper. Serve hot.
Note: All cheese soups should
be reheated very, very gently; the
cheese sinks to the bottom and
will burn if you don’t keep a close
eye on it.

Vermont Cheddar Chowder
the mixture into a thick, smooth,
creamy sauce. Remove the pan
from the heat, add the cheese and
stir until completely melted. Sea-

Heat the oil in a large soup pot
over medium-high heat. Add the
onion and sauté for about 10 minutes to caramelize it. Stir in the
tomatoes and sauté until softened
and slightly thickened, about 5
minutes. Add the potato, chilies,
broth and salt and allow to come
to a boil.
Stir in the spelt and reduce heat
to a simmer. Partially cover and
cook, stirring occasionally, until
the spelt is tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove and discard the
chili pieces, and stir in the corn
and chives. Continue to simmer
just until the corn is crisp-tender,
2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt
and pepper and serve hot.
Note: Spelt kernels are available
in most specialty and health-food
stores, but if you can’t fine them,
you can substitute wheat berries,
kamut or Italian farro.
Corn muffins are a wonderful
accompaniment.
Finally - If you’re feeling nostalgic, curious or bored, here’s
that legendary New England rec-

ipe from the Boston Evening Post
of 1751:
“Directions for making a CHOUDER - First lay some Onions to keep
the Pork from burning. Because
the Chouder there can be no turning; Then lay some Pork in Slices
very thin, Thus you in Chouder always must begin. Next lay some
Fish cut crossways very nice Then
season well with Pepper, Salt and
Spice; Parsley, Sweet-Marjoram,
Savory and Thyme. The Biscuit next
which must be soak’d some Time.
Thus your Foundation laid, you will
be able To raise a Chouder, high as
Tower of Babel; For by repeating
o’re the Same again, You may make
Chouder for a thousand Men. Last
Bottle of Claret, with Water eno’
to smother ’em, You’l have a Mess
which some call Omnium gather
’em.”
A long-time resident of Oxford,
Pamela Meredith Doyle, now teaches both adult and children’s cooking
classes in Massachusetts, where she
lives with her husband and son.

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information to 410-226-0411, write to us at Tidewater Times, P. O. Box 1141,
Easton, MD 21601, or e-mail to info@tidewatertimes.com. The deadline is
the 1st of the preceding month of publication (i.e., March 1 for the April issue).
Daily Meeting: Mid-Shore Intergroup Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings. For places and times
call 410-822-4226 or visit www.
midshoreintergroup.org.
1-31 St. Michaels Art League Banner
exhibit: Each year the St. Michaels Art League holds a juried
competition in February to select
the banners that will be displayed
along Talbot Street from April
through November. The original
artwork for these banners will
be exhibited and available for
sale in the St. Michaels Library
during March. The exhibit will
be during normal library hours.
For more info. visit www.stmichaelsartleague.org.

Thru April 22 Exhibit: Mark Rothko: Selections from the National
Gallery of Art at The Academy Art
Museum, Easton. One of the preeminent artists of his generation,
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was a
leader of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Most of the
graphic artwork on view at the
Academy Art Museum is on exhibit for the first time. For more
info. tel: 410-822-2787 or visit
www.academyartmuseum.org.
Thru April 30 Exhibit: Neavitt
- Chesapeake Charm at the Historical Society of Talbot County,
Easton. Explore the many views
of Neavitt in this exhibit. For
more info. tel: 410-822-0773.

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March Calendar
1 Stitch and Chat at the Talbot
County Free Library, St. Michaels. 10 a.m. Bring your own
projects and stitch with a group.
For more info. tel: 410-822-1626
or visit www.tcfl.org.
1 Horn Point Lecture Series: Bay
101 - Science of the Chesapeake for
Non-Scientists in the Aquaculture
and Restoration Ecology Lab Lecture Hall at the Horn Point Lab,
Cambridge. 4 p.m. This week’s
lecture will be Engineering with
Nature: Protecting Shorelines
from Erosion in a More Natural
Way with Evamaria Koch. For
more info. tel: 410-221-8381.

1 Lecture: An Abundant and Fruitful
Land - Foodways of the Chesapeake, Now and Then series at the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. This lecture
is Connecting People, Place and
Products: Eating Our Way to a
Healthy Bay. Join chef and author Barton Seaver, Steve Vilnit
from DNR’s Commercial Fisheries Outreach and Marketing, and
Carol Bean and Mark Connolly
of Pot Pie Farm as they discuss
the future of watermen, fishing
sustainability in the Chesapeake
and how consumers can protect
the environment. 6 to 8 p.m. in
the Van Lennep Auditorium. For
more info. tel: 410-745-2916 or
visit www.cbmm.org.

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1 Concert: The Lucy Woodward
Trio in the Stoltz Listening Room,
Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-822-7299
or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
1,8 Academy for Lifelong Learning:
Have You Met Satan? with Sam
Barnett at the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.
3 to 4:30 p.m. For more info. tel:
410-745-2916.
1,8,15 Academy for Lifelong Learning: The Mosaic of Moses as
Leader with Rabbi Donald R.
Berlin at the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.
1:15 to 2:45 p.m. For more info.
tel: 410-745-2916.

1,8,15,22 Make It and Take It
cooking class with master cook
Sharon Gilroy at the St. Michaels
Community Center. 6:30 to 8
p.m. Sharon will share her flare
for fabulous cooking and guide
us each week to make a culinary
delight to take home. $45 covers
the class fee. For more info. tel:
410-745-6073.
1,8,15,22,29 The Easton Mediation
Group is offering a five-session
course, “Introduction to Insight
Mediation,” from 6 to 8 p.m. in
Easton. The introductory course
provides basic instructions on insight mediation. $80. For more
info. tel: 410-430-2005.

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March Calendar
2-April 1 Exhibit: Wanderlust Art
Show at the Chestertown Arts
League. An art show based on the
theme Spring is in the Air with
an opening reception on March 2
from 5 to 8 p.m. For more info.
tel: 410-778-5789 or visit www.
chestertownartsleague.org.
2 First Friday Gallery Walk in
downtown Easton. 5 to 9 p.m.
Easton’s art galleries, antiques
shops and restaurants combine
for a unique cultural experience.
Raffles, gift certificates and street
vendors! For more info. tel: 410770-8350.

2 Talbot Mentors Partners-In-Art
Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Academy Art Museum, Easton.
View artwork created by students
in partnership with local artists.
Light refreshments. For more
info. tel: 410-770-5999.
2 Exhibit: Agnes and Bill Lemaire
will showcase their work, including animals, still life, trompe
l’oeil, abstract and reproductions
of old masters at Occasional Art
in Easton. Also on exhibit are
the works from Cottage Studio
Silversmiths and Roberta Carey
Silk Scarves. For more info. tel:
410-822-4188.
2 Chestertown’s First Friday. Ex-

tended shop hours with arts
and entertainment throughout
historic downtown. For a list of
activities visit: www.kentcounty.
com/artsentertainment.
2 Concert: Art Songs Plus! Awardwinning vocalists from the Salisbury University Department of
Music share music from Broadway, opera, and art songs at The
Church of the Holy Trinity, Oxford at 6 p.m. A Freewill offering
will be accepted. For more info.
tel: 410-226-5134.
2 Karaoke Happy Hour at Layton’s
Chance Vineyard and Winery in
Vienna. 6 to 10 p.m. Come out
with your friends for the most

fun you can have on the Shore!
Light fare available for $7. For
more info. visit www.laytonschance.com.
2 Dorchester Swingers Square
Dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at
Maple Elementary School, Egypt
Rd., Cambridge. Refreshments
provided. For more info. tel:
410-820-8620.
2-4,9-11 Play: The Nerd - A comedy
by Larry Shue at the Church Hill
Theatre. The Nerd is a hilarious
comedy set in the Midwest in
which an architect is visited
by a man who saved his life in
Vietnam. Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m.
and Sun., 2 p.m. For more info.

tion starts at 1 p.m. There will be
hot dogs, brownies and sodas for
sale. All proceeds from the sale
go to local charities. For more
info. tel: 410-639-7300.

tel: 410-758-1331 or visit www.
churchhilltheatre.org.
2,9,16,23,30 Bingo! every Friday
night at the Easton Volunteer Fire
Department on Creamery Lane,
Easton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
and games start at 7:30 p.m. For
more info. tel: 410-822-4848.
3 Landscape Design Workshop at
Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. This
workshop will address the typical
challenges of homeowners in the
Chesapeake Bay region. 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more info.
tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit
www.adkinsarboretum.org.
3 Meet the Authors - come support St. Martin’s Ministries at
the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club,
Stevensville, at their Meet the
Author event. 10 a.m. Hear the
featured authors share stories
about their recent publications
and get copies of their books autographed. Featured authors are
Adam Goodheart - 1801 The Civil
War Awakening; Caroline Preston - The Scrapbook of Frankie
Pratt and Roger Roth - children’s
author and illustrator. For more
info. tel: 410-634-2497.
3 Soroptimist 17th Annual Auction
at the Elks Lodge, Chestertown.
Cake wheel starts at noon. Auc-

3 Fish Fry at the Immanuel United
Church of Christ in Cambridge.
4:30 p.m. The menu includes
fish, stewed tomatoes, kale and
potatoes and cornbread. Platters
are $10, fish sandwiches are $5.
For more info. tel: 410-228-4640.
3 Concert: The Hub Caps at Governors Hall, Sailwinds Park,
Cambridge. Doors open at 7
p.m. Refreshments by Jimmie
and Sook’s
3 Concert: Maggie Sansone and
Friends in the Stoltz Listening
Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton.
8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
3-April 28 Exhibit: Paint It!, an exhibition of the bold and energetic
work of Swiss-born artist Anita
Peghini-Raber at the Main Street
Gallery in Cambridge. Artist reception on March 10 from 5 to 9
p.m. For more info. visit www.
mainstgallery.com.
3,4,10,11,17,18,24,25,31,1 Apprentice for a Day Public Boat
Building Program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum,

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St. Michaels. Learn traditional
Chesapeake boat building techniques under the direction of a
CBMM shipwright. For more
info. tel: 410-745-2916.
4-29 Exhibit: Victor Nizovtsev at
the Troika Gallery in Easton.
The show features small works
and drawings by one of Troika’s
most popular painters. Reception
on March 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. For
more info. tel: 410-770-9190.
4 Peace and tranquility can be found
at Evensong or sung Evening
Prayer with the Chancel Choir
at Christ Church – St. Michael’s
Parish. Join us for this beautiful
thirty-minute service at 5 p.m.
in the church on Talbot Street.
For more info. tel: 410-745-9076.
5 Brown Bag Lunch at the Talbot
County Free Library, St. Michaels, featuring naturalist and
photographer Wil Hershberger.
The topic will be “A Celebration
of Bird Songs.” The Friends of
the Library are sponsors of the
program, and patrons are invited
to bring a lunch and enjoy coffee
and desserts provided by the
library. Noon. For more info.
tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www.
tcfl.org.

with Greg Farley at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St.
Michaels. 5 to 7 p.m. For more
info. tel: 410-745-2916.
5 Seminar: The Tidewater Camera
Club’s speaker, Marie Boshoff’s
seminar is entitled “Creating Images for Magazines.” Boshoff’s
presentation is about how Art
Directors interact with photographers to choose, use, manipulate,
and collect photography for a
magazine. The seminar is from 7
to 9 p.m. in the Wye Oak Room
at the Talbot County Community
Center, Easton. For more info.,
visit www.tidewatercameraclub.
com or contact Janet at 410-9012223. Visitors are welcome.

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5,12,19 Academy for Lifelong
Learning: Great Decisions Discussion Programs with Phil
Betsch at the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.
2 to 3:30 p.m. For more info. tel:
410-745-2916.
5,12,19,26 Tot Time at the Talbot
County Free Library, St. Michaels. 10:15 a.m. Story time and
crafts for children 5 and under
accompanied by an adult. For
more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or
visit www.tcfl.org.
5,12,19,26 Bingo! at the Elks Club
at 5464 Elks Club Rd., Rt. 50 in
Cambridge. 7 p.m. For more
info. tel: 410-221-6044.
6,8,13,15,20,22,27,28 Dancing
on the Shore every Tuesday and
Thursday at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 7 to 9 p.m. Learn
to waltz, swing, salsa, Argentine
tango and more. For more info.
tel: 410-482-6169.
6,13,20,27 Art Workshop: Intermediate drawing workshop
sponsored by the St. Michaels Art
League. 1 to 4 p.m. at the Christ
Church Parish Hall, St. Michaels.
$100 member/$135 non-members. For more info. visit www.
stmichaelsartleague.org.

6,20 Meeting: Tidewater Stamp
Club at the Mayor and Council
Bldg., Easton. 7:30 p.m. For
more info. tel: 410-822-1371.
7 , 1 4 , 2 1 , 2 8 Meeting: Wednesday Morning Artists meet each
Wednesday at 8 a.m. at Creek
Deli in Cambridge. No cost.
wednesdaymorningartists.com
or contact Nancy at ncsnyder@
aol.com or 410-463-0148.
7,14,21,28 Social Time for Seniors
at the St. Michaels Community
Center, every Wednesday from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The
first Wednesday of the month is
always BINGO, the second and
fourth are varying activities, and
the third is art class. For more
info. tel: 410-745-6073.
7,14,21,28 St. Michaels Art
League’s weekly “Paint Together” at the home of Alice-Marie
Gravely. 1 p.m. For more info.
tel: 410-745-8117.
7,21 Plant Clinic offered by the
U n i ve rs i t y o f M a ry l a n d C o operative Extension’s Master
Gardeners of Talbot County at
the Talbot County Free Library,
Easton. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For
more info. tel: 410-822-1244.
8 Bus Trip sponsored by the St. Michaels Community Center to the
Philadelphia Flower Show. $77

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includes admission and bus fare.
Lunch/dinner is on your own.
Pickup in St. Michaels at 7:45
a.m.; pickup in Easton at 8:15
a.m. Depart for home at 3 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-745-6073.
8 Workshop: Favorite Perennials at
Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Adkins Arboretum Nursery Manager
Joanne Healey will introduce
twelve native perennials that
have proven themselves worthy of
the home garden. 1 to 2:30 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-634-2847,
ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org.
8 Academy for Lifelong Learning:
Easton/Newnam Field - A Real

Since
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Field Trip with Mike Henry.
10 a.m. to noon at the Easton
Airport. For more info. tel: 410745-2916.
8 Horn Point Lecture Series: Bay 101
- Science of the Chesapeake for
Non-Scientists in the Aquaculture and Restoration Ecology Lab
Lecture Hall at the Horn Point
Lab, Cambridge. 4 p.m. This
week’s lecture will be Chesapeake
Bay Wetlands and Water Quality
- Natural and Created Marshes
with Jeff Cornwell. For more
info. tel: 410-221-8381.
8 Concert: Erin Dickins and Stef
Scaggiari in the Stoltz Listening
Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton.

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8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
8,15,22,29 Thursday Writers A memoir writing class at the
Talbot County Free Library, St.
Michaels. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn
how to preserve your family’s
stories. Patrons are invited to
bring their lunch. For more info.
tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.
tcfl.org.
10,24 Country Church Breakfast at
Faith Chapel & Trappe United
Methodist Churches in Wesley
Hall, Trappe. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Menu: eggs, pancakes, French
toast, sausage, scrapple, hash
browns, grits, sausage gravy and
biscuits, juice and coffee. TUMC
is also the home of “Martha’s
Closet” Yard Sale and Community
Outreach Store, which is always
open during the breakfast and
also every Wednesday from 8:30
a.m. to noon.
10 Class: Luscious and Lavish Oil
and Pastel by Jacqueline PfaffPratt at the Talbot Visual Arts
Center from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The class will cover different uses
of papers, boards and more. For
more info. visit www.talbot-artcenter.org.

10 Concert: The Guy Davis Family Show at the Avalon Theatre,
Easton. 11 a.m. For more info.
tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.
avalontheatre.com.
10 Workshop: Favorite Perennials
at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Adkins Arboretum Nursery
Manager Joanne Healey will
introduce twelve native perennials that have proven themselves
worthy of the home garden. 10
to 11:30 a.m. For more info.
tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit
www.adkinsarboretum.org.
10 Second Saturday in Historic
Downtown Cambridge on Race,
Poplar, Muir and High streets.
Shops will be open late. Galleries
will be opening new shows and
holding receptions. Restaurants
will feature live music. For more
info. visit www.cambridgemainstreet.com.
10 2nd Saturday at the Foundry at
401 Market St., Denton. Watch
local artists demonstrate their
talents. 2 to 4 p.m. Free. For
more info. tel: 410-479-1009.
10 Ham and Oyster Dinner at the
Galena Fire Company Hall. 3 to
6:30 p.m. All you can eat buffet
of ham, fried oysters, scalloped
potatoes, green beans, cole slaw,
rolls, coffee, tea and assorted
desserts. There is a cash bar with

12 Academy for Lifelong Learning:
Memoir Writing Group with
Joan Katz at the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more info.
tel: 410-745-2916.
14 Lecture: Among the Ancients
- Adventures in the Eastern OldGrowth Forests at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Biologist and
nature writer Dr. Joan Maloof
will discuss her love affair with
ancient trees and the myriad
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midst. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For more
info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or
visit www.adkinsarboretum.org.
14 Lecture: An Abundant and Fruitful Land - Foodways of the Chesapeake, Now and Then series at the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. This lecture
is We Are What We Ate: African
American “Discomfort” Food.
Join Michael Twitty, Community
African American food scholar, as
he traces the history of African
American Chesapeake cuisine
through his experiences growing,
preparing, and researching the
recipes of enslaved Tidewater
Africans. 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the
Mitchell House. For more info.
tel: 410-745-2916 or visit www.
cbmm.org.
14 St. Patrick’s Day Crafts at the
Talbot County Free Library,
St. Michaels. 4 p.m. Crafts for
children 10 and under. For more
info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit
www.tcfl.org.
14 Members’ Night: Make Your
Property More Wildlife Friendly
at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum, St. Michaels. Andi
Pupke with Chesapeake Wildlife
Heritage will discuss backyard
wildlife habitat planning and
management. 6 p.m. in the Van

Lennep Auditorium. Free, but
space is limited. For more info.
tel: 410-745-2916 or visit www.
cbmm.org.
14 Meeting: Talbot Optimist Club
at the Washington Street Pub,
Easton. 6:30 p.m. For more info.
e-mail tglass@leinc.com.
14,28 Meeting: Chess Club of Talbot County at the St. Michaels
Community Center. 1 to 3 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-745-6073.
15 Horn Point Lecture Series:
Bay 101 - Science of the Chesapeake for Non-Scientists in the
Aquaculture and Restoration
Ecology Lab Lecture Hall at the
Horn Point Lab, Cambridge. 4
p.m. This week’s lecture will be
Connections between Stormy
Weather and Muddy Waters: Lessons from Tropical Storms Irene
and Lee with Cindy Palinkas. For
more info. tel: 410-221-8381.
15 Concert: Ari Shaffir in the Avalon
Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more
info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit
www.avalontheatre.com.
16 Soup Day at the St. Michaels
Community Center. Choose
from three delicious soups for
lunch. $5 meal deal. Choose from
Chicken & Dumplings, Cheese &
Broccoli or Soup du Jour (either
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meal comes with a bowl of soup,
a roll and a drink. Take out or eat
in! We deliver in St. Michaels.
For more info. tel:410-745-6073.
16 Concert: Brother Joscephus and
the Love Revival Revolution at
the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8
p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
17 Meeting: Tilghman Island Photography Club at Two If By Sea
Cafe. 10 a.m. New members
and any skill levels welcome. For
more info. tel: 410-886-2447.
17 Cooking Demonstration with Celebrity Master Chef Mark Salter
at the Robert Morris Inn, Oxford.
10 a.m. start time with a two-hour
cooking demonstration to include
recipe cards, followed at noon
by a two-course lunch with wine
for $64 per person, exclusive of
tax and gratuity. For more info.
tel: 410-226-5111 or visit www.
robertmorrisinn.com.

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17 Easton’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
and festivities begins at 1 p.m.
Celebrating civic pride with Irish
style! An ecumenical church
service will be followed by a
complementary Irish tea, potato
sack race, golf cart decorating
competition, children’s games
and a great parade that starts at
4:30 p.m. Sponsored by Easton
Main Street. For more info. tel:
410-820-8822.
17 Concert: Taylor Hicks at the
Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-822-7299
or visit www.avalontheatre.com.

17 Soup ’n Walk at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 11 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Following a guided walk
with a docent naturalist, enjoy
a delicious and nutritious lunch
along with a brief lesson about
the meal’s nutritional value. Copies of recipes are provided. $20
members, $25 general public.
For more info. tel: 410-634-2847,
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March Calendar
17 Luck of the Irish Dinner: Historical Society of Talbot County’s
spring fundraiser, the Luck of the
Irish Dinner at the Talbot Country Club. Tickets are $150 for
HSTC members or $165 for nonmembers. $50/$65 of the ticket
price is tax-deductible. Tables of
eight may be reserved for $1,200.
The casually festive event includes dinner, an open bar, Irish
music by Poisoned Dwarf, rubbing elbows with kindred spirits,
and if you’re lucky, you won’t
have to pay your own way to
Ireland in September 2012. A
pair of berths on the tour HSTC
will be offering will be raffled off

at the dinner. Each dinner ticket
includes one chance to win the
trip for 2. Only 250 chances will
be available. Reservations may
be made online at www.hstc.org
or by calling 410-822-0773.
17-18 Kent Chamber Music concert
at St. Paul’s Church Parish Hall,
Chestertown. Performance by
Philadelphia Camerata, featuring Yoko Izuhara Gordon,
piano; Charles Forbes, cello; Rebecca Harris, violin and Michael
Strauss, viola. $15. 7 p.m. For
more info. tel: 410-810-2805.
19 Meeting: St. Michaels Art League
at Christ Church Parish Hall, St.
Michaels. 9:30 a.m. with a talk

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tunity for visitors to see work by
local and regional artists. This
annual show includes artists from
the Eastern Shore of Maryland
plus surrounding areas as far
away as Virginia, Delaware and
Pennsylvania. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-778-3224.

on sculpture with Joan Bennett.
For more info. visit www.stmichaelsartleague.org.
19 Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester
Volunteer Orientation Session.
Crew, docent, administrative
and maintenance volunteers
needed. The meeting will be at the
Dorchester County Public Library
meeting room, Cambridge. 6 to
8 p.m. Light refreshments. Preregistration required. For more
info. tel: 410-770-9410. or e-mail
info@skipjack-nathan.org.
20-April 15 64th Annual Chestertown Arts League Juried Show at
Heron Point, Chestertown. This
show represents a great oppor-

22 Horn Point Lecture Series: Bay
101 - Science of the Chesapeake
for Non-Scientists in the Aquaculture and Restoration Ecology
Lab Lecture Hall at the Horn
Point Lab, Cambridge. 4 p.m.
This week’s lecture will be Historical Perceptions Affect Restoration Goals with Vic Kennedy.
For more info. tel: 410-221-8381.

22 Academy for Lifelong Learning:
Mid-Shore Riverkeepers Film Let Our Rivers Flow with Tim
Junkin at the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.
5 to 6 p.m. For more info. tel:
410-745-2916.
22 Concert: Mid-Atlantic Symphony
Orchestra spring concert “Great
Sax” will feature a guest conductor, Maestro Osvaldo Ferreira.
He will present Glazunov’s Concerto for Saxophone in E  Major.
7:30 p.m. at the Easton Church
of God. There is a pre-concert
talk at 6:30 p.m. For more info.
tel: 888-846-8600 or visit www.

22-25 Second annual “Heart &
Music” gala fundraising event
presented by the Mental Health
and Rape Crisis Center at For All
Seasons, Inc. The gala will be
on the 22nd and will once again
feature the delicious catering
services of Occasions Catering.
6:30 p.m. at the Historical Society of Talbot County Auditorium.
Tickets are $75. There will also
be three regular-priced performances on the 23rd, 24th and
25th. Regular performances are
$15 adults and $5 students. Fri.
and Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m. For
more info. tel: 410-822-1018 or
visit www.forallseasonsinc.org.

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23 Fabulous Fish Fry Fiesta featuring delicious fish, mac and
cheese, cole slaw, rolls, desserts
and beverages. Proceeds benefit
El Hogar, a project that cares
for and educates abandoned, orphaned and hopelessly poor boys
and girls in Honduras. $10 per
adult, $5 for children under 10;
maximum $30 per family. Two
seatings, 5 to 6 p.m. and 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. Christ Church – St. Michael’s Parish at the Parish House
on Willow Street in St. Michaels.
For more info. tel: 410-745-9076.
23 Preview Party for the 19th annual Antiques Show and Sale to
benefit the Mental Health Association of Talbot County. 6 to

9 p.m. in the Waterfowl Festival
Building, Easton. The show
will feature 18th and 19th century antiques, sporting art, silver,
jewelry, garden accessories, and
much more. $75 per person.
Admission includes cocktails
and hors d’oeuvres as well as the
opportunity to meet with dealers
and make advance purchases.
For more info. tel: 410-822-0444.
24 Craft and Yard Sale sponsored
by the Caroline County 4-H from
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Caroline
County 4-H Park, Denton. All
vendors are welcome. Crafters,
various consultants, household
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24 Chesapeake Cats & Dogs Spring
Craft & Vendor Fair at the Kent
Island Elks #2576. Over 20
crafters and vendors, bake sale,
raffles, food, adorable animals,
door prizes every 30 minutes.
You will receive an additional
door prize ticket if you bring
something to help stock our kitten nursery (clumping cat litter,
canned kitten/cat food, etc.). For
more info. tel: 410-643-9955.
24 Workshop: The Elfin World of
Mosses and Liverworts at Adkins
Arboretum, Ridgely. Mosses,
liverworts and hornworts, collectively known as bryophytes, are a
fascinating group of nonvascular
plants that are an important
component of the many habitats
of the Delmarva Peninsula. Join
Bill McAvoy to learn the basics.
10 to 11:30 a.m. For more info.
tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit
www.adkinsarboretum.org.
24 Concert: Rob Schaefer from
Eddie From Ohio Family Show
in the Stoltz Listening Room,
Avalon Theatre, Easton. 11 a.m.
For more info. tel: 410-822-7299
or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
24 An evening with the iconic Cake-

24 Concert: Eddie From Ohio at the
Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-822-7299
or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
24-25 19th annual Antiques Show
and Sale to benefit the Mental
Health Association of Talbot
County at the Waterfowl Festival
Building, Easton. Sat., 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. and Sun., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The show will feature 18th and
19th century antiques, sporting
art, silver, jewelry, garden accessories, linens, paintings, and
antique smalls in room settings.
$10 for the weekend. Appraisals
by appointment. For more info.
tel: 410-822-0444.
25 Lecture: Made For Each Other
- The Biology of the HumanAnimal Bond at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Meg Daley Olmert
explains the brain chemistry that
flows through, and between, all
mammals, forging powerful social bonds between the species. 1
to 3 p.m. For more info. tel: 410634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.

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26-31 Restaurant Week in Talbot
County - Talbot County restaurants will offer special 2-course
lunch menus for $20.12 and
3-course dinner menus for
$30.12. Pricing does not include
tax, tip and beverages.
26 Bus trip to Washington, D.C. to
see the cherry blossoms, sponsored by the St. Michaels Community Center. $35 covers the
cost of bus fare. Spend the
day visiting the tidal basin and
area museums and monuments.
Lunch is on your own. Pickup in
St. Michaels at 7:45 a.m.; pickup
in Easton at 8:15 a.m. Depart for

home at 3 p.m. For more info. tel:
410-745-6073.
28 Academy for Lifelong Learning:
When is Coronary Stenting Appropriate? with Scott Friedman,
M.D. at the Nick Rajacich Health
Education Center at Memorial
Hospital, Easton. 7 to 8 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.
29 Academy for Lifelong Learning:
Choosing Between Two Worlds with
Margot Miller at the Manor House,
Londonderry, Easton. 1:30 to 3 p.m.
For more info. tel: 410-745-2916.
29 Horn Point Lecture Series: Bay
101 - Science of the Chesapeake
for Non-Scientists in the Aqua-

culture and Restoration Ecology
Lab Lecture Hall at the Horn
Point Lab, Cambridge. 4 p.m.
This week’s lecture will be Connecting Rivers to the Ocean: River Plumes from the Chesapeake to
the Amazon with Victoria Coles.
For more info. tel: 410-221-8381.
29 Comedy at the Stoltz featuring some of the best comics
in the nation in the Stoltz
Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. The doors open
at 7 p.m. with DJ Groundhog.
The show featuring Graham
Elwood starts at 8 p.m. $20.
For more info. tel: 410-822-

30 Workshop: Season’s Bounty
at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely.
As the cold of winter makes its
reluctant exit and the palette of
the landscape goes from dormant
brown to emergent chartreuse,
we often gravitate toward the
fresh experience – being outside,
renewing the garden, eating
green foods. Elizabeth Beggins will discuss growing and
preparing such spring delicacies
as zesty mustard, nutty arugula
and elegant pac-choy. 10 a.m.
to noon. For more info. tel: 410634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.
adkinsarboretum.org.

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the dinner and, for a lucky few,
some “one-on-one” cooking with
the Chef. 7 p.m. For more info.
tel: 410-226-5111 or visit www.
robertmorrisinn.com.
31 Concert: Chester River Chorale
presents L’Chaim! To Life! a gala
spring concert of American music
by Jewish composers featuring
Alexandria Kleztet. 8 p.m. at the
Garfield Center for the Arts at the
Prince Theatre, Chestertwon. For
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